"Probably the best British team in the Euro's"

OH, we're the only British team left in the Euro's, ha ha!

Nice weather for ducks!

Here is the nice weather today on Zakynthos (25/06/16) 7.05pm.

And here are my ducks at home, got 6 in all, Webley, Lucy, Quince, Foie, Pandora and Duck. Here are Webley and Duck.

I may need a bigger catalogue.

I know i know its been a while but been so hectic what with making t-shirts, moving furniture in bar, in, out, in. out as not sure what weather is doing and i am no longer living in a travel tavern i now live at "Oceanic Abbey". Yes i have a home.

So lets start with t-shirts. I was running out of dead rock star legends so we have diversified on to just bands in general. So many people have bought the Rock Legend collection t-shirts over the years that we needed to add some new designs and couldn't wait for any more singers to pop their clogs, so here we have the latest additions.

Some have been submitted by customers wanting certain designs and the others are my additions.

Now then, we have a new range which we've only just started which is our classic "Gig Flyer" collection. I am starting to search the net for original gig flyers from concerts of years gone by and converting them in to t-shirts. We have done 4 so far but more will be added when i have time to sit and look for more.

And the last 2 are just experiments which are a range of work in progress but available to purchase.

Now then the exciting news you've all been waiting for, yes you 5 people. "Oceanic Abbey". I was starting to give up hope. I had wandered lonely as a cloud up streets and dirt tracks and nothing to be found but then..............HALLELUJAH! IT'S A MIRACLE! I had a sign.....literally it was a sign on the side of electric gate post. I was riding from Aghios Sostis one day, through Laganas, through Agrilia and then there it was a vision of beauty, a "To Rent" sign. Now i thought this house can't be the one for rent surely but after a short call to a lovely greek guy who spoke very good english i took the plunge and said "YES" like the man from Del Monte, is Del Monte still going?

So here in all its glory is a tour of "Oceanic Abbey" from outside to inside.

My front balcony.

My side balcony.

My back balcony.

The Guest wing.

The Guest wings wardrobe.

The Laundry service.

The Oceanic Suite (New mattress awaiting delivery)

The Oceanic suite storage

The oceanic suite en-suite

The master bathroom

The serving kitchen with dining area

And the main Parlor.

The view from the Pavilion.

A selfie of me watching the Queens 90th Birthday, BORING!

So there we have it. "How much?" i hear you say. Well if i said 500€ that wouldn't be to bad for all that would it? Nope. 450€ would be real good wouldn't it? Nope. 400 is a great deal right? Nope. 350€ now that would be amazing, Nope. All that i showed you is all mine for....wait for it.......300€ excluding electric. How crazy is that? and it is within its own secure grounds. I could not believe my luck, so now i'm settled in and relaxed after nearly 7 weeks of living out of my holdall.

So just a little more to tell you but not much more. Been for my favourite meal at my good friend Georges Kanalos Taverna. Egg and chips. OH MY GOD, something so basic tastes so good. George gave me the biggest hug ever and said his heart was sad that i wasn't here last year but now he is very happy. He is such a nice guy, known him since 2005 when Kanalos was 3 tables, 11 seats, gravel floor, no roof and cooked on 2 rings from the little shack building. How Kanalos has changed over those years.

So that's it as not done much else, business is steady, health is good and ready to start on my adventures again to keep you entertained. So till next time.

Serve All, Love All, Peace All,  Kevlar Out!

I may need a bigger wall!

So with the start of 2016 keeping the marble industry busy we have had quite a few losses to the music world, all absolute greats so i decided to update "The Shrine Wall". Now i have a limited space so for me to add absolutely everyone that i want to i would need a second building. With this in mind i have had to double up on some pics, so here in all their glory are the pictures.

Johnny Cash and Elvis, true greats and kings of the music world.

Sid Vicious, Lemmy and Ian Curtis. Without doubt Legends, no other words needed.

Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, World icons for outstanding music.

Marc Bolan and Kurt Cobain, Gone before their time but their music never forgotten.

Prince ans Animal. Masters of their instruments they played and true showman.

I know we all have our favourites and people will be saying "What about George Formby, What about Val Doonican", Did you know Val only died last July? Where was all the news headlines? Did i miss them? But, as i said i have limited space and limited amount of frames.

We shall miss them all.

Now then, on to a happier note and nothing makes me more happy than FOOD!
I do try to keep to a strict diet and healthy eating but every so often as you all know i like a good blow out, in fact a blow out enough for 4 people but eat it all myself. Am i a supermodel? They binge out. Oh yeah forgot, they throw up after it. That's just a waste of money.

So i took myself to the fish restaurant on Sunday (Day of Rest and a Holy Day) called Thimelos on the port road in Zakynthos Town.

On the pig out fest today we have:-

Octopus in Vinegar, one of my favs.

Cheese croquet's, bit over cooked but ate them all.

Baked feta cheese with honey and sesame seeds, getting a bit full now.

Whitebait. No way were these whitebait. Definitely Sardines trying to pass themselves off as whitebait, they were huge. Sardines do get a bad rap mind you so i suppose they got to try be eaten some way or another.

And as a side, fries. Again, these aren't fries these are homemade door wedges but very nice indeed.

Guess how much for all that and a bottle of water & bread, go on guess. Nope your all wrong. 18.50€
That was it. And i was given cherries in a thick sauce as a dessert. Those were just a little to rich for me, i like sweet but that was like eating a sugar cane, topped with sugar and soaked in sugar syrup. Making me feel sick just thinking of them.
That was my first proper meal in 25 days on the island, it had been all cold food and take away up till then.

While we are talking of food i saw this on a menu in the Strada Marina Hotel in Zakynthos Town while i was having my coffee.

Small Variety, Big Variety. Of what? Give me a clue or is it just order and wait for the surprise? If its a variety of meats, cheese, pastries or desserts I'm in but if its a variety of bones, dirty dishes or paper napkins you can forget it.

Two more new t-shirt designs for you, the first one supplied by Mark of Pam & Mark is for all you northern soul buffs and the second is a rock classic.

So May is almost at an end and every customer that has been in has returned for a second visit. Not one customer hasn't come back a second time which is great. I am also getting so many All Inclusive customers in, more than any other season and many staying for a few rounds so it does go to show not all AI customers live in the hotel for 24 hours, 7 days a week. To add to that i have had allot of dutch customers this year who have all been lovely but then again all my customers have been lovely over the 10 years I've been open.
Also i would like to thank everyone for all the well wishes via the net and to all the regulars who have come in and said last year wasn't the same without Oceanic being open which i am very humbled by but as i have always said it is the customers that make the bar not me, i just make and serve the drinks but your all very kind and i thank you.
I'm sure you still enjoyed your holiday and whichever bars you drank in but its good to see you all back in again.

So until the next update,

Serve All, Love All, Peace All, Kevlar Out!

Oh my god, rain, again!

So due to heavy rain there is little i can do apart from drink coffee in one of the numerous coffee shops in town and give you all a little something to read.

It has rained so heavy this morning i thought Moses had parted the Ionian Sea and i have only just jet washed both my bikes, BUGGER!

So would you all like to see what my travel tavern looks like for 13€ a night. I bet you'll be so jealous.

Here we have the master bedroom, well its all just one room.

My Pog-n-Poll kitchen as designed by Dan. DAN, DAN, DAN, DAN............DAN!

A well equipped bathroom with hairdryer (not needed as no hair), shaving mirror and phone for those important business calls while you shower.

Not only does it have a shower hook but a shower curtain, the life of luxury i lead.

Not only have i got all this and a 32" TV but i bought myself a big plate for the buffet breakfast.

(Followers of AP will get the references)

As for my apartment hunt, don't ask. If you look around there are loads to rent, trying to find out who owns them is a nightmare. If you go to estate agents they want a months rent in advance, that's fine, one or sometimes 2 months security deposit money and then estate agents fees are also a months rent so a 250€ apartment becomes 1000€ and, AND, that's for unfurnished and no cooking facilities. Whats the 500€ security deposit for? just in case i swat a mozzie on wall and it needs painting, ridiculous.

So as promised to all you Northern Soul fans i did say i would make a t-shirt up for you. Had at least 20 people ask for it. So we have made one especially for you.

Chest logo

And the first design for back

But you can have whatever you want printed on the back given notice as long as its lettering only.

Well there we go the rain has stopped so i can move on and do my chores for the day but at least its a little something for you to read to pass 5 mins of your day.

So until i can get out on the bike and see whats going on around the island,

Serve All, Love All, Peace All, Kevlar Out!