A Glorious Day To Complete Some Challenge Tasks
If you read my post of 17th October you will know that I've been set a list of 'Sandra's Suggestions' by my message board pals, to carry out over the off season months.
Well when I woke up this morning & looked out at a glorious blue sky it just had to be a day for gettting out on the push bike with my camera. A great day for trying to capture some of the photos that folks wanted to see. There was also some warmth in the sun so although I set out wearing long sleeves, luckily I had a no sleeve top with me too which I ended the afternoon by changing into as it warmed up.
I set off taking my usual route first to Laganas & noticed some activity in one of the bars as I passed by (Shooters on the Kalamaki - Laganas road) I probably noticed the activity as everywhere else was absolutely quiet & dead. Justine & Simon know the owners of this bar & I'd met them very briefly when I was on the island for a week in May. This was when I'd started to think about the possibilities of moving here. I stopped off to say Hi & pass the time of day. While there they asked if I wanted a kitten, & when I saw them I could have happily taken them all but where I live there are 3 dogs who, lovely as they are, do not tolerate cats.
Back on the bike I continued into Laganas to the main strip to capture one of the photographs I needed showing it as a ghost town. As you can see below it was pretty quiet.
While there I also took a photo of part of Laganas beach, also very empty.
Rather than return to the road, I decided to cycle along the beach to my next destination which was Kalamaki. I'm sure it's good for the leg muscles, cycling on sand. It was ok where the sand was fairly firm, which was most of the way but every now & then I hit soft sand I couldn't keep the bike going as the wheels dug in. So now & again I got off & walked the bike taking advantage of the breaks to grab a few more shots to complete my tasks, one being Kalamaki beach with NO sunbeds on, seen here on the next photo.
The only people I saw were a few folks walking their dogs on the beach & believe it or not one man in the sea - a braver man than me!
I had also been asked whether the Greek flag, located on the pill box seen from Kalamaki beach, flew all year round or just in the summer season.
As you can see on the photo, the flag is not flying so it must just get raised for the holiday season.
Then finally a Kalamaki ghost town.
After capturing my photos I took a slow & relaxed ride around Kalamaki just generally exploring a few of the back roads I'd not been down before, taking advantage of there being very little traffic. Then with the sun still shining I enjoyed the ride back home. Later as the evening came I watched the sky turn to shades of pink candy floss through my window as the sun set. A good sign for sunny weather continuing. I thought again how lucky I am to be living here as I recalled what a lovely day I had just spent.
Well when I woke up this morning & looked out at a glorious blue sky it just had to be a day for gettting out on the push bike with my camera. A great day for trying to capture some of the photos that folks wanted to see. There was also some warmth in the sun so although I set out wearing long sleeves, luckily I had a no sleeve top with me too which I ended the afternoon by changing into as it warmed up.
I set off taking my usual route first to Laganas & noticed some activity in one of the bars as I passed by (Shooters on the Kalamaki - Laganas road) I probably noticed the activity as everywhere else was absolutely quiet & dead. Justine & Simon know the owners of this bar & I'd met them very briefly when I was on the island for a week in May. This was when I'd started to think about the possibilities of moving here. I stopped off to say Hi & pass the time of day. While there they asked if I wanted a kitten, & when I saw them I could have happily taken them all but where I live there are 3 dogs who, lovely as they are, do not tolerate cats.
Back on the bike I continued into Laganas to the main strip to capture one of the photographs I needed showing it as a ghost town. As you can see below it was pretty quiet.
While there I also took a photo of part of Laganas beach, also very empty.
Rather than return to the road, I decided to cycle along the beach to my next destination which was Kalamaki. I'm sure it's good for the leg muscles, cycling on sand. It was ok where the sand was fairly firm, which was most of the way but every now & then I hit soft sand I couldn't keep the bike going as the wheels dug in. So now & again I got off & walked the bike taking advantage of the breaks to grab a few more shots to complete my tasks, one being Kalamaki beach with NO sunbeds on, seen here on the next photo.
The only people I saw were a few folks walking their dogs on the beach & believe it or not one man in the sea - a braver man than me!
I had also been asked whether the Greek flag, located on the pill box seen from Kalamaki beach, flew all year round or just in the summer season.
As you can see on the photo, the flag is not flying so it must just get raised for the holiday season.
Then finally a Kalamaki ghost town.
After capturing my photos I took a slow & relaxed ride around Kalamaki just generally exploring a few of the back roads I'd not been down before, taking advantage of there being very little traffic. Then with the sun still shining I enjoyed the ride back home. Later as the evening came I watched the sky turn to shades of pink candy floss through my window as the sun set. A good sign for sunny weather continuing. I thought again how lucky I am to be living here as I recalled what a lovely day I had just spent.
posted by Sandra at
7:57 am
1 Comments:
Hi
Looking at the pictures reminds me of Famagusta Cyprus... Empty streets as far the eyes can see...
I'd love to be there to experience a winter stroll along Laganas beach upto the flag.. Done it many times at sunrise in the summer, barefoot with the gentle waves lapping on the beach around my ankles..
Keeping up with your entries and hoping it works out with Zante Connect, as they've been a good resource in the past for many who look to working the summers on the island..
Looking forward to your Zante Christmas notes....
paul..
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Nut-Magnet, at November 21, 2006
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