Catching up.... and more rain

This is what happens when a truck approaches a large puddle at speed. A car had tried this earlier and nearly came to a dead-stop. The force of hitting that amount of standing water at speed..... well, I'm glad I stayed in today even if it has been a rather dull day.

So to catch up on earlier posts:
1. The new Doctor Who? well its a guy called Matt Smith and we will have to wait until next year to see what he's like in the role.
2. I was offered a job on Friday at last! I had two trial days at the Anoi Bar in the Village Square out at Aphrodite Hills. I go to see the Operations Director on Monday to finalise details and start the process at Human Resources. I am really looking forwards to this job- I had a blast working there even when it was busy- everyone is so nice and I will really get a chance to improve the skills I have there.

I think thats all.

Oh, someone commented on another site about the fact that I had met Terry Pratchett. I met him at a book signing in London- I queued for hours in the cold to see him and he kept on signing until everyone had met him that had waited so long. I got my photo taken with him too. I used to know his cousin who ran a specialist toy shop under Charing Cross station- he sold collectibles. Brings back lots of fond memories despite the fact I was travelling to London to see a Chinese herbalist at the time and see the Consultant Dermatologist at St Thomas' Hospital. I'd so love to meet up with Dr Ian R. Wright again to show how how well my skin has done since I was under his treatment!

Rocks and rubbish

Near to us there is an abandoned house- well, the concrete skeleton of one.
If you take the turning beside it, you get down to the sea- eventually- after you pass a huge amount of dumped rubbish which was recently set on fire and ebbs and flows as various people try to clean it up or dump yet more fridges, pieces of old concrete and glass. The bamboo is growing back along the sides of the 'stream' and the birds are enjoying flitting through the new stems.

But I digress.

We decided to try and see what some more of our local coastline was like- and we found some amazing rock formations! The island of Cyprus was under the water for years- a lot of the local rocks were formed out of mud that was under the sea- so they are full of thousands of shells. Sandstone like rocks are very soft- and they are mixed with a local form of soapstone and iron and copper ores. Round by the harbour, the rocks are very similar but its always good to explore what you have on your doorstep and see things through new eyes.

We had an explore and I found some parts of shells that have been worn flat and smooth through water and rock action over the years. I can see them being used in some form of altered art in the near future! I also found a dead crab- so I had to pose him on the nearby rocks.
RIP kavouri mou.

Cyprus- island of contrasts

Here we are sitting in the blazing (ish) sun- with tourists visible in shorts and t-shirts. What a beautiful day, just a whisper of movement in the air, the sea like a mirror showing the deep blue of the sky.

And 50 miles away from us? Yes there is snow on Mount Olympus and in Troodos village- this is todays latest shot. Apparently the roads have been packed with people rushing to see the snow- makes me wonder if Cypriots really do need their heads examined! They spend all summer complaining that its Poli Zesti (too hot!) and then they rush to see the snow as soon as it falls...... Mind you, it is early this year- and just 3 days ago, that same webcame just showed mud mud mud. At least the fancy new ski lift they put in that produced all that mud will get used. Here's to hoping we get 20 odd feet of snow and just a touch of it lands down here in town.... I want to see the tourists turn yet another colour - blue. You see them milky white (just arrived), pink, lobster and peeling. Blue is this years new suntan!