{"id":6942,"date":"2019-09-20T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6942"},"modified":"2019-09-20T10:51:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T10:51:07","slug":"storm-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6942","title":{"rendered":"Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had dinner at home last night, then popped down to Beer O’clock for a few drinks. A thunderstorm rolled in, winds were high and it rained heavily. A power cut hit the whole village. This is a common occurrence, and everyone just carried on.<\/p>\n

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This morning it’s still windy, but the rain has gone. Not many people on the beach.<\/p>\n

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The old harbour is gradually being reclaimed by the sea.<\/p>\n

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A little further along we find the new harbour, complete with the fleet of fishing boats.<\/p>\n

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The Greek alphabet can be a bit mysterious, and it’s fun trying to translate the boat names. This one, however, is very familiar.<\/p>\n

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The beach here is 2 kilometres long. We stop for coffee and set out along the shore.<\/p>\n

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At the far end of the beach a few square metres of sand have been cordoned off. A turtle has come ashore and laid her eggs here.<\/p>\n

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The eggs were laid on the 6th of August. They take about 45 days to hatch, so the baby turtles are due any day now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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