Chris's funeral this afternoon in Paleokatouna

It seems so cruel that Christmas carries on
So sad not to be there
x

Chris

R.I.P. Chris Beer
21st December 2015
You will be sorely missed by so many

Is that a suitcase that I can see ?

Cover my eyes and it will go away I think ...

Tim Peake

I hope that all goes well for the launch
It will take him 5 hours to get to the Space Station
It takes longer than that to get to Athens on the bus !

Today is the anniversary of the massacre in Kalavryta

13th December 1943, 700 people died in Kalavryta and neighbouring villages at the hands of the German army.  All males aged 12 and over were rounded up and shot.
The women and children were locked in a burning school, although most escaped.
Atrocities are by no means a modern day phenomenon.

Strimming time

But, oh dear strimmer won't work
Hope he knows where all those bits go back .....

Dragano

Yesterday we bumped into 'second hand' Geoff

All yachties and ex- yachties will know who I mean

His house was totally destroyed in the earthquake

The insurance company have condemned it

The road is so damaged that he cannot even drive to his house

Worst of all huge chunks of concrete were everywhere, on his bed, in the bath

Thanks goodness he was in Bulgaria

I found this old pic of Dragano on the net

Now total devastation