Ease of restrictions and A birthday Lunch by the sea.

 This week the Cypriot government announced an easing  of the Covid 19 restrictions. Amongst the new rules bars and restaurants will now be allowed to serve customers in an outdoor setting.

The meeting of groups of  friends has been relaxed as well as an easing of the nighttime curfew.

Taking advantage of the easing of restrictions we helped Jane celebrate her birthday with friends at Melanda beach restaurant. It was slightly surreal to visit a restaurant after these past few months in partial Lockdown

 A superb setting next to the sea, some good friends and some quality fish dishes made for a lovely afternoon.

 

St David's Day, Avdimou beach and Strong guys

First of All, we like to our Welsh friends a very Happy St David's day.

We saw off the month of February with a walk along the Avdimou coastline. The weather was superb and the country side looked a picture and the sun sparkled off the sea.

                                                                                            

Meanwhile, back in the UK, Lisa ,Andrew and Lee attended a "Strong man" contest at their local airport.

RT's birthday, Doe a deer and a Triple crown

 We made our way over to Arthur and Jane's house to celebrate Arthur's birthday, Jane laid on a delicious lunch and it was even warm enough to sit outside.

Back in the UK we received a  delightful video of our three year God daughter breaking into song.

The week finished with a very exciting rugby match between Wales against England. The exciting and incident filled match ended up Wales winning 40 -24 and lifting the Triple Crown.

Yet another Birthday rolls Around and a House with History

 Rob celebrated another birthday, this one was obviously a somewhat subdued affair with just a couple of friends popping over to help the old fella celebrate. Once again Mandy baked a wonderful cake, this time it was walnut and Coffee.

Recently we took a walk along the beach at Pissouri bay and noticed a building that we had not seen before due to the fact that the council had cut down some high standing bushes. We did a bit of digging into the background of the house and we were informed that it once belonged to the Greek film maker, Michael Cacoyannis.

Michael was from Limassol and probably his most famous film was "Zorba the Greek "

A February walk and a new local radio station

 On a beautiful  Sunday morning we took advantage of the superb February weather for a stroll along Pissouri bay.  It was good to see so many people enjoying the Winter sunshine.

A new local radio station for Pissouri was launched this week. "Pissouri Chariandry Radio"programmes are broadcast in the Greek language.  We wish them well.

Cakes and Sunsets

  The Covid 19 restrictions continue with very few visitors to the island and bars and restaurants still closed, but this week all other shops and stores reopened.

Earlier in the week, Mandy managed to take some photos of a stunning sunset. 

Mandy also put her cooking skills to good use by baking a  birthday cake for a friend.

Mandria on a Winter's Day

Taking advantage of our "exercise hour" from our Covid restrictions, we drove over to Mandria beach. It was an absolutely beautiful morning to walk along the cliff's edge.

Mandy's 60th Birthday

Mandy celebrated her 60th birthday, all be it under Covid 19 restrictions. A few friends popped around  to hand over gifts, cards and their good wishes.

In the afternoon Mandy was surprised to get a Live call from Wynne Evans from his BBC Radio Wales show, they chatted on air and had a few laughs...then Wynne even sang for her "Risky Sixty"

The following day she received a beautiful wine, cheese, biscuit etc bouquet from the family in the UK.

New Covid 19 Restrictions and a mild Winter

 As of 05.00 on Sunday new restrictions regarding the Covid 19 virus come into force in Cyprus. No visitors are allowed in your home and you have to send an SMS to the Goverment if you want to leave the house. There has also been a raft of other measures introduced to try and combat the virus on the island.

One thing we have noticed this Winter  in Cyprus has been the mild weather . We have not really had any rains this Winter although rain and snow is forecast for later in the week.

Road Trip to Pelentri

 On a beautiful, January morning we drove East towards Limassol before heading North towards the Troodos mountains. We got off the beaten track and drove on the very quiet F812. This road takes in some dramatic scenery as it passes through the villages of Korfi, Kapilio and Agios Mama.

We then stopped off at Trimiklini double bridge before climbing over the Troodos to the village of Pelentri.

 The village was very quiet at this time of year but we did stop of for our picnic at a site overlooking The Holy church of the Holy cross.

Driving back to Trimiklini we took another side road, the E802 to Pera Pedi. We then joined the E803 which follows Krios valley and there are some superb views on this road and a host of wineries.  One standout view looks down on the village of Vouni.

We then carried on driving south towards Pachna and home to Pissouri after a very enjoyable day out.

A New Year begins

A Happy New Year to all our Family, Friends and Visitors to the Blog. We wish you all a peaceful and healthy 2021.

We turn a new page to another year, with the pandemic still rampant throughout the World we wonder what 2021 will bring. Obviously we hope that the new vaccines with take effect and bring us back to some kind of normality, but of course, this will take a number of Months.

As "A New life planned in Cyprus" Blog starts it 16th year, we are keeping a positive outlook and are grateful that we are healthy at the turn of the year.

Taking advantage of the glorious January weather we took a stroll around our lovely little village with its views to the sea and Troodos mountains.

New Year's Eve

 

Well, like everyone else, our plans for New Year's eve had to be changed due to the Covid 19 restrictions. We spent a quiet evening with Jane and RT at home.