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The hot weather continues, and the beaches are popular places to be. More swimming yesterday afternoon.

We had a busy day of sport, with Formula 1 and two football matches. The Swiss famously won their game against Italy, though we were the only ones cheering them on in the Harbour bar. We needed some fast food before the Germany game, and fortunately the Greeks have a snack which is just the job.

These things are Pita Gyros. You get pitta bread rolled into a cone, and a filling of chips, tomatoes, onions and tzatziki. Added to this is your choice of meat, which can be pork, chicken or lamb. They cost about 4 Euros and they’re absolutely delicious. We’ve eaten a lot of Gyros this week.

Tomorrow we are leaving. Val and I are bound for the U.K. and Colin is going back to Switzerland. It’s been a really good holiday and I’m sure we’ll be back here.

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Yesterday afternoon’s breeze grew into a gale towards the evening. The harbour provides limited shelter in weather like this, and all the yachts left for the safety of the big marinas further south. The little rental boats were having a hard time at their moorings.

It’s the weekend, so everywhere is a little busier than usual. We booked a table at the Old School restaurant which was recommended by our taxi driver. Colin’s Souvlaki was a monster.

By the time we awoke this morning the wind had died away and the heat began to build again. We’re looking forward to Beer O’clock, and later on the Swiss will be playing football.

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It was a busy afternoon in the harbour yesterday, with lots of yachts jostling for space. Everyone got in eventually.

After Wednesday’s disappointing football, it was time for the semi final of the cricket World Cup. England are playing India, and Colin can’t watch.

England were well beaten. Later on, some of the local kids wheeled out their toy car.

They raced around the village on this thing until the battery eventually ran out, much to the relief of pedestrians, the local cats, and other road users.

Today has been hot again, but there’s a stiff breeze blowing. We thought we’d try a bit of a hike around the bays to the south of the village. It’s all very picturesque.

At some points the path along the shoreline resembles a garden.

We had a good walk, and it’ll soon be time for our daily visit to the Harbour bar. At least there’s no sport on TV today.

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Many years ago, when I was in my late twenties, I bought myself my first proper sports car. It was a Fiat X1/9, in bright red. I loved that car; 2 seats, removable roof, pop-up headlights, mid-engined. You never see them in the U.K. anymore, as they were particularly prone to rust, so imagine my surprise when this 40 year-old beauty parked outside our apartment this afternoon.

Kassiopi is pretty posh, and you can drive a Porsche through the village and nobody will give it a second glance. The moment the little Fiat appeared everyone stopped to take photos. Wonderful.

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We normally have breakfast at home, but this morning was a late start after the football (the less said about it the better), so we had a wander into the village. Colin had a full English.

Swimming this afternoon, before pre-dinner beers.

Tonight we’re off to the barbecue restaurant. The biggest problem with this place is choosing something from the delicious sounding menu.

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Beer o’clock at the Harbour bar yesterday afternoon.

Val turned it into cocktail o’clock later on.

Colin goes for a swim every morning. He says the water is warm, so Val decided to join him.

Val declared the water cold, but had a swim anyway.

England are playing football later. Kick off is at 10pm, so it might be a late night.

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Last night we ate at a nice restaurant called Levanda. This one is on the edge of the village a few hundred yards from the harbour, and prices are correspondingly lower. Val ordered Kleftiko. This is a traditional Greek dish where lamb is cooked for hours in a wax paper bag. Also in the bag are potatoes, red peppers and shallots.

The lamb was delicious, as was my pepper steak. We liked this restaurant very much, so I’m sure we’ll be back.

Colin flew in yesterday evening, and our taxi driver Roula delivered him to Waves bar where we were having our after-dinner drinks. We had a wander round the harbour this morning and Colin had a dip in the sea. After a busy weekend the village is a lot quieter today.