We landed in Corfu on the 10th August, as I watched the sun rise from the top bunk of our cabin on the ferry I realised I had been woken by a dog barking next door. \u00a0As dogs are not allowed in the cabins I knew we had to be quick and get Sunny back on deck before he decided to wake up and join the morning chorus.<\/p>\n
All went smoothly upon arrival as we’d filled in all the appropriate paperwork and didn’t need to quarantine, we left the port and made our way to our new home on the hill.<\/p>\n
We have been here three weeks on Monday so we decided to unpack the last of our belongings, we have spent last two days donating and dumping things that seemed essential when we were packing.<\/p>\n
My garden is growing ferociously, beans are half way up the sticks, courgettes and gherkins are twice as big as they would be in three weeks at home but the most exciting are the pineapple melons. \u00a0(While I was spending my mornings rocking a pram with my foot I surfed the net searching for seeds that would be happy here. Therefore, approximately 100 packets of seeds came on the journey with us, including pineapple melons and other such exotics.)<\/p>\n
The house is nearly sorted now, we don’t have any dining chairs but I am reliably informed that they will be with us in mid September, hopefully they’ll be here before Christmas. \u00a0R is finishing some table tops for the garden that have been made at the local timber yard, again I’m hopeful for December.<\/p>\n
There is a lake opposite the house and apparently there are coypu and otters in there, we’ve got a little table and chairs so you can sit and watch through the binoculars. \u00a0It’s nearly the end of the cicada season so its quieter during the day now, I have to confess that I’m a little disappointed because when you open the door to get out of the car it sounds like a massive crowd cheering their heads off and I feel the need to bow! \u00a0I’m sitting on my bed in my newly tidied bedroom with the doors open and the frogs singing to tell me it’s the end of the day.<\/p>\n
I’m slowly teaching Sunny to swim, he got his 25 metre badge yesterday.<\/p>\n
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We landed in Corfu on the 10th August, as I watched the sun rise from the top bunk of our cabin on the ferry I realised I had been woken by a dog barking next door. \u00a0As dogs are not allowed in the cabins I knew we had to be quick and get Sunny back … <\/p>\n