Saturday 30 January 2016
Friday 29 January 2016
Bog Time!
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| Scraper at the ready!! lol |
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| Not a great deal of room in our shower room! |
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| Plumber anyone? |
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| Managed to find this little beauty |
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| So much lovely wood on this boat hidden away... |
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| Friday 29th January / 8am.... cant be bad! |
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| The cold snap has gone and we should be back upto 16 Deg next week which sounds weird if your use to living in the UK! The cold snap was a real reminder that life on an old wooden boat isn't for everyone. Wind chill of -2 some nights. We had both electric fires on full blast in the cabins and had to block up any unwanted holes! Blankets over the knees in the evenings! Its interesting cycling to the shower block only to find someone's used all the hot water! - yep- living the dream! Tara's always wanted to sort out the heads! (bathroom). It had never really been 'finished off' by the Turkish boat-builders. Its a small space so we've decided to 'gut it' and start again. We've been out and about to find new taps and a shower mixer, plus we found a 'stand alone' porcelain bowl ( You know, the ones like in those posh houses), but this is a mini version and looks great. Just what you might have seen on an old boat back in the 1940's. Were fitting perspex panels today and painting. Things are warming up tomorrow, so we will then crack on with the remaining jobs outside. Times flying .... March can be hot here and we have plenty of exploring to do this summer, so we will both be very busy for the next 6 weeks finishing everything off. |
Friday 22 January 2016
Thursday 21 January 2016
Tuesday 19 January 2016
One side done one side to go!
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| We decided to go for a Teak oil finish after we sanded back all the woodwork on 'Christina' |
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| Its to hot out here in the summer for varnish....pleased with the results after all the hard graft... |
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| 3 coats with more to go.... will be interesting to see how long it lasts |
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| Brass rubbing strips to fit.... see pic below |
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| Free work bench- cant be bad# |
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| Storms are finally going...... |
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| Bird box lol - maybe? |
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| Pleased with the original name plaque- more work yet# |
Monday 18 January 2016
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Just some more pics! 12 Jan 2016 - still in the shorts!
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| Mykalis Hotel where the kids will be staying this summer. Great view of the marina. |
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| Big pool---- no water and deserted! |
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| A trip into town |
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| A new dog following us into town today....just like the old days, they are completely free to roam out here. |
Monday 11 January 2016
January 6th, the Epiphany
This is just one of many Samos festivals. The feast of Agia Theofania, or Fota, which celebrates the day when the "kalikatzari", or hobgoblins that appeared during the period of Christmas, are re-banished to the netherworld by the church's rites. During Epiphany, waters are blessed and evil spirits are banished.
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| Spot Tara! |
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| At the quayside the priest throws a cross into the water and young locals dive to compete for the privilege and blessing to catch it. |
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| A march down the high street to the waterfront... |
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| One of the many trip boats being used for the Fota |
Thursday 7 January 2016
Tuesday 5 January 2016
Saturday 2 January 2016
Making a table - January 2016
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| I found a load of old Parquet flooring in the skip so I decided New-years day would be a good time to make a table for the boat. (good hangover cure!)> |
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| Sorting out the good the bad and the ugly lol! |
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| You need to be a bit OCD to enjoy this! |
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| Every small block has to be individually sized, sanded and fitted.... yea, OCD! |
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| Nice day though- and i now have a workshop - happy days and a happy new year to all x |
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