Monthly Archives: July 2010

The big day. After a meal at Silver Rocks last night, Joan and I walked home and had a very short night. We got up at 3 a.m. for Charles and Yvonne to take us to the airport. We had booked on the 0625 flight to Istanbul and were to change there for the flight … Continue reading »

Well, I spent the morning with Mel, changing the electric over the registration at the local council etc. and Joan did a superb job keeping an eye on the container loading. Luckily a lady from customs came to the villa so she was able to peer into boxes as she wished and then the whole … Continue reading »

Today is the last day for final packing prior to our container lorry arriving tomorrow morning. We have a minor panic on our hands as we had ordered a new three piece suite and it has been stuck in the docks at Mersin for the last two days, as the wind has been too strong … Continue reading »

This morning Joan and Anne had planned a paragliding trip and used the opportunity to raise money for the Hermitage Project. We called the centre at 9.45 to check weather conditions and were advised to be at the landing site by 10.30 a.m. Joan’s paragliding flight was just fantastic she found, she was so over … Continue reading »

Lots of pics in the weekend edition of Cyprus Today, of the flypast on Peace and Freedom day, but then you have already seen my pics of that event, so no contest really! The paper suggests that there has been a report produced, which indicates that Turkey, Greece and the island, would receive billions of … Continue reading »

Joan and I went over to Lefkosa at lunch time and took Mr Omac out for lunch at the new Niazis restaurant there called Deep Blue. It seems that they have finally arranged for our three piece suite to be over from Turkey by Monday afternoon. Cutting it fine but we have been promised. This … Continue reading »

It would seem that CTA has handed all it’s aircraft back to the leasing company. Other airlines are trying to fill the gap but the newspaper says that they are charging very high prices The paper says that CTA used to have 40 flights in and out of UK per week , during the peak … Continue reading »

Peace and Freedom Day as it is officially called here. We have traditionally gone out on a boat trip on this day with as many of the gang who were available and who don’t mind choppy weather. We booked, as we always do, to go with Sharki and her boat. The captain and his wife … Continue reading »

Roger is coming round for dinner this evening. We had found a pork joint in the freezer so decided to experiment with the spit roast thingy on the BBQ. It worked very well actually and made a change from standing in the hot kitchen whilst the oven would have been on. Still the CTA thing … Continue reading »

Joan and I met Paul Appleyard up at The Hut for a late lunch. Very enjoyable way to spend the afternoon with some nice food and a couple of beers to go with the good conversation. The Hut is quite a popular place in the summer months, where they serve simple basic food up until … Continue reading »