Saturday - the end of June...

Today we were carrying out a village clean on our favourite hot spot the main road down from the Hotel to the Museum at the bottom and having passed by the other day it is pretty awful - we spotted quite a few plastic bottles and empty coffee cans - although sometimes they aren't even empty.  It was a cool start which was good for us as it can be hot and sticky work.

We took a car down to the bottom of the hill so that we could ferry the pickers back up the hill and then came home ans walked down to the hotel litter picking as we went.  As we passed Luscious Lindas there was little sign of life - we guessed she must have been out on a gin-fest the previous night and would be nursing a hangover rather than a bin-bag!!

We were joined by Klaus and were so pleased that Di and Rob were able to come today - the job isn't the same without them and I know it is disappointing that our efforts are not supported by the locals in a practical way but we agreed as we were working that if too many people pitched up it would be more difficult to organise.  As it is it is a bit of a social event and we have a laugh and a chat as we make our way round.

We were joined by Kim, she left Steve up at the Droushia Heights, and I donated her my mechanical pick up stick and between us we worked together sometimes I held the bag sometimes I wielded the stick!  I have to apologise for picking up one bottle which had been out in the sun and was full of dirty water (at least we hope that was all that was in it) and it ended up going down her leg!

People of a nervous disposition should look away now as this was the hoard of mucky DVDs which we collected - nearly all of them were found in the same spot.  These were new and mainly XXX rated apparently!  We are totally bemused as to why we find these everytime we do this particular route and why they are just thrown into the verge.

In the other picture is a view of the kind of crap we collect - plastic, plastic and more plastic and then fag packets and coffee cans, wet wipes (which never degrade) and tissues (probably in conjunction with the mucky DVDs).  Today the amount of rubbish was probably the worst it has been since the first time we did that route - what a shame - shame on everyone that just throws this stuff out of their window.

We finished at the bottom of the hill - I was propositioned by the Jehovah's Witnesses and invited to a film in Limassol in a couple of weeks' time - fortunately I have Hazel staying with me otherwise I would have to have declined - I am sure one of the cats will need washing or something similar.  This is a rare photograph of me but it does prove I was there.

We managed to squeeze all the team into the Pug and make our way back up to the village dropping off Rob and Di en route and Klaus then Kim, John and I caught up with Steve for a coffee before we went our separate ways.

Steve was sitting out on the terrace.  He is looking so much better than he was last week which is good news.  We enjoyed our coffees organising the next time we will meet up which will be later this week.

Once home I had to get organised for tomorrow when Mum will be coming up for lunch.