Remember us also.......

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I know the 11th September is a day for humans to remember fellow humans that gave their life for our freedom........but as a canine I must ask you also to give a thought for your "best friend" that also played a vital part...........

Back to normal

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Well life is now back to normal for me here in Greece after my three month tour of Europe.  Most mornings start with a brush down and a walk on the  beach or through the olive groves.  This time of year though the harvest has just started and that means I'm not normally permitted to run and pester the pickers......so its beach, beach and more beach. Still there's enough space for me on here.......

I would have savaged them !

Now as I was saying the gypsies "nearly" got into the human kennel. They failed only because the Guv and I got there in time to chase them off!  You see despite the Guv being nearly the same figure in years as he is legally allowed to tow the human kennel at in speed terms, he ran just about as quick !

I was ready to jump in through the window they had taken out, as the Guv ran around to open the door, just in case there were more "gyps" inside, but no thankfully they never got in at all.......

The Greek police were  called as we would have been able to recognise the people responsible, but a message came back that they could not get there for another 3 hours as they were busy catching real criminals!

Let me tell you if I had got them the police would have been quicker as a savaged body of a gypsy might have caused a bit of interest !!!!!!

On guard permanently now...

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On our drive from Patra to my home in the South Peloponnese the Guv and the Misses decided to stop at Zacharo for breakfast, something we have done in the past.  You see the Guv knows a nice little cafe where he can get an English breakfast and French coffee.

Whilst we were there in the cafe some  gypsy boys came and tried to make friends with me......I soon sorted them out, so off they went.  However not long afterwards the Guv spotted them again, (well one of them at least) circling on his bike not too far from where the car park was where we parked the "Poppymobile" and human kennel on wheels.  Now the Guv is a bit quick thinking and seeing one of the boys was missing took off with me in the lead running to the car park!

Good job he did as the Bas":*&s had broken open the human kennel window and were going to rob us!

Home at last....

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Finally we got off the ferry and I'm back in my homeland (Greece). The Guv decided not to rush down to my house but to camp again at Kalo Alysos just outside Patra.  In fact we drove from Igoumenitsa, stopped for a drink and walk about on the way, set up camp in Kato Alysos went to the beach front for a walk about and saw our ferry just approaching Patra....we certainly beat it!

Ou la la....

During the ferry trip back  home I met a French Poodle called Beverley. Like me she was allowed to sleep on deck with a bed of her own.  Now I always thought French Poodles were petite.......but Beverley despite being still only a babe was GIANT !

I am sailing, I am sailing.....

I am sailing, I am sailing home again across the sea......well in true Rod Stewart style I can sing also with my "gruff voice".  Mind you I don't think the Guv realised I was singing, he just thinks I'm barking.......barking mad sometimes!

Just had a thought, do you think Rod Stewart was  born on a ferry?  'Cos there are lots of humans on this ferry with the surname "Stewart"....I seen it on their badges.  Another point why do all humans with surname Stewart dress the same?

Oh well.......mind you their names may have been "Steward".....

I think my eyes are tired!

Ferry time.......

So with human kennel in tow the "Poppymobile" headed for the port of Bari in Italy and we are ready to set off on the final sector of my European tour back to Greece. For all my canine friends out there make sure you do "what us dogs do" before you get to the ferry port as there is absolutely no where to "go".  Sometimes some of your humans just do not think about us dogs!

I'm going home (I think)

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The last stop in Italy

I was glad that after the site we had to stay at Riccione the Guv had planned to stay at the next site, a short drive from Bari on the trip to the UK. He had checked it was OK for me and it would be open in September.  Whilst it was a bit run down on the actual camp ground, it was clean and had shady forests between the camp site and beach that would be great for me to run about in. What's more it was only a small site with room for about 30 caravans.....

In the evening of course I could have the run of the beach to myself..woof,woof