Amber Update

 ... a speedily composed post to record some good news for Greyrocks!

Wind speed and gusts on 3rd Sept.

Yesterday (Friday) was "nothing to write home about"!

At 6.30 am Ruth was awakened by a gust of wind recorded as 74 km/hr! It was clear that we would not be going to the beach. We would be sand-blasted just on the walk! So we spent time on "useful things" at spiti, and then wandered around the village collecting free extra drinks and mezedes. "Someone has to do it!"

We were out early for dinner as we had an accommodation-related engagement, both of which activities turned out to involve more free drinks and sweets! Late in the evening we became aware that To Liri tis Papas was playing its usual excellent mix of music at normal volume and the atmosphere was jolly! Greyrocks had failed to catch the news - spread by word of mouth - that this was the day on which the nome of Chania (along with Rethymnon) came out of its three week "mini-lockdown". An end to the curfew and an end to the ban on music in bars etc! Apparently over at the cantina the band had "got together again" with gusto, but Greyrocks had missed it!

The relaxation of the rules is wonderful news for self-interest, but does also indicate that three-quarters of the island has seen much improved data, with Chania's latest figure for daily new cases down to 37 from well over 100 last week. 

 

We're out of the red!