Leaving catches up with us

After the last few weeks, if not months, of planning, packing, panicking, letter writing, phone calls, more packing everything has caught up with us. Being able to relax for the first time meant that we did not wake up until 10:30am. We had some breakfast and then spent quite a long time sorting our belongings and organising the apartment to make it more like home than a holiday apartment.

After some lunch, it was very dull and kept spitting with rain we took a pleasant walk through the village, so different now without holidaymakers and with so many tavernas closed. We made our way to a new supermarket that had opened the day before to stock up on a few more essential items.

The uncertain nature of the weather stopped us from going to see for ourselves the progress that has been made on our house. As compensation, the weather provided us with one of the finest rainbows either of us had ever seen, but the nature of a rainbow prevented us from being able to take a good picture of it.

When the weather allows we will go to Kalamata on the bus to buy a Greek sim card for our mobile. We are unable to send text messages although we can receive them. So please keep sending, we will reply as soon as we can.

We are desperate to get a car, but we seem to be dependant on the police at Kardamyli were they issue the residency permit. Without a permit car purchase is impossible, and have been told they have no forms at present.

Our apartment must be a home because we already have a cat. According to a note on the wall her name could be Lula and she has the strangest husky miaow you have ever heard.