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Friday, 14 December 2012

Thursday, December 13/2012

Rain expected, and there is some to begin with, complete with sun in the east and a full rainbow. Then it clears up, so we walk down to the harbour where we pick up an open internet source, presumably from one of the restaurants, sufficient to check the email on the playbook. Then by late afternoon the Paphiessa's internet is back. And less than five years ago we were reliant on internet cafés. Now as we walk past the pool at night I tell Joe, teasingly, that he should be careful not to fall in, lest the tablet get wet.

We move to Larnaca on Monday, so trying not to buy more food than necessary - but can`t resist more Clementine oranges; sweet, mostly seedless, and still with their dark green leaves.

Priorities: Cyprus has been forced, reluctantly, to raise taxes on alcohol as part of the emergency measures allowing the country to qualify for an EU bailout - but wine is exempt!