Phil's 50th and Farewell Party

The 1911 club was the venue for Phil's 50th birthday celebration, it was also the chance for all their friends to say goobye to Phil and Linda who will shortly begin a  new life in the USA.

Phil and Linda have been very active on the committee  of the PRA club and we'd all like to thank them for all their work

Venezuala Indepencence day in Pissouri

We took a trip over to Pissouri ampitheartre where they were holding a musical evening to celebrate the 201st year of independence of Venezuela.

Under a full moon, the Venezualan musicians played some foot tapping tunes.

Broadband and Birthday in the Square

The ongoing saga of trying to get broadband connected. Workmen turned up at 8.00am and dug up the drive and installed cable and junction boxes.

 Now its up to the national phone company to connect us online, its only been 8 weeks, so we will see what happens next.

On Saturday day evening we made our way down to the Vraka tavern where Steve was celebrating his birthday and was kind enough to invite us.

Don't Panic Mr Mannering

Well after my last post about clearing the scrub land, it was a bit of a surprise to look out of the window this evening and see the hill opposite ablaze.

A few of the local residents tried in vain to get the flames under control. The local fire brigade arrived after 30 minutes and soon got contol of the fire before it reached nearby properties.

Clearing the Scrub and a visit to The Giraffe

With the ever present worry of bush fires breaking out, it was good to see the scrub land next our house being cleared by a JCB.

As the temps climb into the 30's we decide to cool  off by visiting the new sport/music bar that has opened in the village. "The Giraffe" pub is being run by a couple of British guys and we wish then all the best in their new venture.

New Patio at The High Chaparral and The Jubilee @ 1911

Rob decided to lay  a new patio outside our new home ( renamed "The High Chaparral" by a friend.) For the Grand opening we were lucky enough to be blessed with the presence of the Lady of the household.

   

In the afternoon we popped over to the 1911 club who were holding their QE II Jubilee Party. We managed to win second place in the Mr & Mrs competition ( despite the "Scratching his bits" answer)

 

A good crowd turned up, a superb buffet was laid on and the afternoon's activities had the residents in fits of laughter.

Party In The Park

To Celebrate QE II Diamond Jubilee we made our way to the British Army base in Episkopi to attend the annual Party in the Park. On a beautiful Summer's evening a large crowd and some great musical entertainment  made for a superb night out.

The entertainment was provided by The Cover Notes, International duo, RAF college band and the tribute act Queen Alive.

More photo's here

BBQ time and an Old Iron Cross

Summer finally arrives in Cyprus and its time to get out the BBQ.  Thanks to the tips from Ben our Australian BBQ expert our first attempt was a roaring success.

As the temps rise through the Summer months we hope to do a lot more outdoor cooking.

Searching through some old boxes I came across this 1939 Nazi Iron Cross medal, I remember getting it as a kid from a customer in my Grandfather's pub.

I made some online enquiries and found out some of its history.
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Heer/photos/H019567.html

4.4 Earthquake & Lisa's New Job

A earthquake measuring a  magnitude of 4.4 hit Cyprus today around 1.45pm. The center of the quake was measured 12k West of Akrotiri. I personally felt the house shake for several seconds here in Pissouri.

Full Geological details at this Link

Lisa starts a new job in Port Headland, Australia with Jan Ford Real Estate. Good Luck Cuz and don't forget to speak slowly

Sports and Ice cream

The weekend started with  trip down to the village square and a table at Vraka to watch the F.A.Cup final.


Remaining on the sports theme, News reaches us that a new Sports bar is due to open in the village, we await with interest.




On lovely Spring day Sunday we drove over to Fasouri flea  market in  a fruitless search of a bamboo curtain and then we  joined a number of friends and went over to the Kyrena beach restaurant for Sunday lunch.

Amelia munched her way through an ice cream as a acrobatic display was held on the beach.

Moving Home with all that Vinyl

After 5 years of living in our apartment we have decided its time for a move. Our new home in Pissouri is a bungalow with stunning views over Akrotiri bay.

 Boxes, boxes, boxes..... all to be packed and moved to our new home.
 As Mandy says "Rob, you've got all these bloody LP records and you have'ent even got a record player"
But hey, this Vinyl is the soundtrack of my Life.


A heartfelt "Thank You" to Alan, Paul, Steve, Jan and Debs for all their help with our move, you made it so much easier.