We’re in

Finally managed to sit down to update the blog after spending an age moving and sorting. You would think being seasoned movers that we would remember what a nightmare it us trying to do everything yourself and attempting what we laughingly call “an easy move” i.e. not packing everything in boxes – just sort of loosely putting it in a vehicle. Obviously we’ve accumulated a lot more stuff since our last casual move some years’ ago and also we forgot to factor in the steps. Oh yes, the steps down to the new house. Who needs a multi-gym when you’ve got a large flight of steps and a pile of possessions at the top. This picture will give you some idea of the task we faced although it doesn’t include the dirt slope before them!

Add to this the fact Sean had hurt his knee and I had blocked sinuses and conjunctivitis and you’ll begin to understand why it has taken me so long to do anything. Also this is the view from the living room window which tends to have rather a soporific effect when stared at for too long!

So, we’re mainly sorted now although Sean is currently in Ikea in Athens buying shelves and storage boxes so we can make everything appear just that bit neater (and so that we’ll be able to find things). He hasn’t made a special trip to Athens just to go to Ikea (he’s not that sad), he’s actually taken a dog to the airport! Ella (the dog) should have been on a flight this morning but Sean got a message yesterday to say the flight had been cancelled. Unfortunately he was on the boat at the time on his way to Volos so there really wasn’t much he could do about it.
On arriving in Volos yesterday evening he thought he’d go and see a friend and then head up towards Athens, however just at that moment people on motorbikes started throwing rocks through the windows of banks and shops along the road so he wisely decided to just carry on his way. On hearing about this, and the other riots throughout Greece, junior wanted to know when they would start rioting on Skopelos. I told her there weren’t enough people to bother rioting here to which she informed me there will be more people in the summer. True, but I can’t really see tourists wanting to hurl stones at anything but the sea!