Has it really been that long? After Berlin, I got to go to Athens for 3 hours on my way back to Cyprus. Didn’t see anything other than the view from the airplane! The rest of the week has been catching up on shopping and cleaning. Our Contractor sent over more workmen, so other things are getting done as well. The outside shower has been retiled, and the phone/internet is one step closer, but we are still on Cypriot time. I know you will have complete sympathy for me as the nights have been cooling off and it is so much colder to go in the pool. It is still a pleasant 28C during the day, but you have to wait until at least 2 or 3 pm to go for a swim. Hard to believe for early October.
Dale got home yesterday, so after getting him going on his job jar (yes, he still has one here), we went into Pafos and splurged on a Cappuccino machine. What a treat, and by the time company arrives, we should be all practiced up and hopefully know what we are doing. Today we decided to play tourists. We drove up into the Troodos Mountains to have a look around, and see if we could find the ski hill. After a wonderful lunch of fresh trout and pork chops, we found a green corrugated tin conglomeration that said Cyprus Ski Hill and Cafeteria, Mt. Olympus. We searched diligently until we found a very short hill with a towrope or poma lift and thought we were done. Upon further investigation – quite a drive down a very rough rocky road – we came upon another towrope or poma lift. We couldn’t believe that this was all they had to offer, but as there was no sign of anything else, we got in the car and kept driving. What a surprise to find a stone building with what looks like chair lift towers, another couple of miles down the road. They must be connected, but we’ll have to wait until ski season to see a map or something, and to see just how much vertical they have. The rest of the drive was a challenge too. The road kept changing from two lane – one each direction – to one very narrow lane, that had gravel shoulders on the corners in case someone decided to come from the other direction at the same time. The photo of our car going through a rock cropping was particularly beautiful and intriguing. The goats at returning from the mountains caught our eye as did the bougainvillea flowers That and no guardrails on some tricky bends, kept us very alert and cautious. The scenery was gorgeous and very wild and diverse, so we made a lot of stops along the way - including a local winery on the way home (Nelion Wines in Pretori). They had over a dozen different wines to taste, so it was a good thing it was close to Kouklia.
Tomorrow we are hoping to have Lefteris and Sharon over for a visit after Church. The weather should be pretty much the same – we did get a thunder and lightening show yesterday, but all was clear today. We will try and do a bit more sightseeing later this week when we find out when the Air Conditioner guys and the carpenter are coming.
Bye for now.
Love,
Laurel
Dale got home yesterday, so after getting him going on his job jar (yes, he still has one here), we went into Pafos and splurged on a Cappuccino machine. What a treat, and by the time company arrives, we should be all practiced up and hopefully know what we are doing. Today we decided to play tourists. We drove up into the Troodos Mountains to have a look around, and see if we could find the ski hill. After a wonderful lunch of fresh trout and pork chops, we found a green corrugated tin conglomeration that said Cyprus Ski Hill and Cafeteria, Mt. Olympus. We searched diligently until we found a very short hill with a towrope or poma lift and thought we were done. Upon further investigation – quite a drive down a very rough rocky road – we came upon another towrope or poma lift. We couldn’t believe that this was all they had to offer, but as there was no sign of anything else, we got in the car and kept driving. What a surprise to find a stone building with what looks like chair lift towers, another couple of miles down the road. They must be connected, but we’ll have to wait until ski season to see a map or something, and to see just how much vertical they have. The rest of the drive was a challenge too. The road kept changing from two lane – one each direction – to one very narrow lane, that had gravel shoulders on the corners in case someone decided to come from the other direction at the same time. The photo of our car going through a rock cropping was particularly beautiful and intriguing. The goats at returning from the mountains caught our eye as did the bougainvillea flowers That and no guardrails on some tricky bends, kept us very alert and cautious. The scenery was gorgeous and very wild and diverse, so we made a lot of stops along the way - including a local winery on the way home (Nelion Wines in Pretori). They had over a dozen different wines to taste, so it was a good thing it was close to Kouklia.
Tomorrow we are hoping to have Lefteris and Sharon over for a visit after Church. The weather should be pretty much the same – we did get a thunder and lightening show yesterday, but all was clear today. We will try and do a bit more sightseeing later this week when we find out when the Air Conditioner guys and the carpenter are coming.
Bye for now.
Love,
Laurel
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