8th
April 2017 (Saturday)
... 09.30 We have nigh on ‘wall to
wall’ blue sky this morning.... and, only a smirr o’ wind; in other words a ‘dazzling’ start to
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| A Chilean lake.... courtesy David and Joy. |
Saturday. I was out on the bike early; along to Elie, through the Estate then back
to Elie to get milk and a paper. On my
journey I noted (1) that the “Elie
Cafe” is set up on the ‘Breakwater’, presumably opening this weekend. ... and
(2) The crane is not finished at the “Oak
House” as there are still some heavy beams to go up. I also met Alan, out walking ‘Jazz’ (dog),
and caught up with the local news....and finally (3) I need to pump some air into the rear wheel
of the bike!
21.30 It was 17c (65f) in Ivy garden this
afternoon, ... and I was working, in the garden, in that heat. I had to stop, it was too hot; I thought I was going to have an attack of
the ‘mauchless’.... and even considered getting the shorts on. I’ve not been 100% at all today. However I did make a good bit of
progress; there are now, two
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| The 'Elie Cafe' on the Breakwater. |
heaps of weeds drying out in the
sun. I do not want rain for a couple
of days at least!
From
the above you will know that it has been a lovely day in the East Neuk.... and
the villages have been busy. I biked
down to the harbour at 11.00, and the ‘Elie cafe’ at the Breakwater was ‘open’
and had a goodly number of customers;
it’s in a prime spot, and should do well.
Down
at the harbour I had a cuppa in the
Sailing Club with Steve, and Jimmy, while watching a few blokes messing about
in the bay with jet bikes. ‘Crane In’
is on the 22nd April, and the harbour becomes a hive of activity, especially at
the weekends. We watch all this
activity from the confines of the ‘club’.
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| Kinneuchar loch this morning. |
I’m
feeling a few degrees under tonight;
Jimmy had a ‘bug’ a few days ago and I’m thinking that I might have it
now. It will be another early night
in bed for ‘the boy’, after a busy, and tiring day. Hopefully I will feel ‘bright and breezy’
tomorrow morning; the weather forecast
is not bad, but there is the chance of showers later in the day.
Photographs
: Top – a lake in Chile courtesy of David and Joy, Middle – ‘The Elie Cafe’ at
the ‘Breakwater’, and Bottom – a quiet corner of Kinneuchar loch this morning.
