Firstly another apology, i have now posted all the pictures of my customers on their last night. Had a bit of a back log but the website is now all up to date including last nights customers photos.
Well what a strange end to the season we're having. The resort is very, very quiet. All I'm hearing is "there's no one on the streets" and the old road is most probably worse than the main road. We're lucky if at night we see 20 people all night wander down the road. Since Sat(29/9) its been a weird period. Sat packed out with all spare chairs used, Sun just 10 people all night, Mon again packed out, Tues not packed out but a great night, Wed half full. So as you can see the nights are all over the place with most people coming in from 10pm after meals, gone by midnight and very few early evening drinkers if any. Still, not complaining as I've broken all records since i opened in 2007 this year and Oct is just a bonus. You can tell its not that busy in the resort as i see many owners riding/driving around seeing how other business are doing, if they were that busy they wouldn't be going around the resort, they'd be in their bar or restaurant making sure everything is OK.
I'd like to thank everyone who came along to my birthday buffet on Friday and glad you enjoyed the food. Had really fun night so thanks to one and all.
Woke up early one morning, well, i wake up early most mornings but this morning i decided to go out for a ride on my bike, Still a bit tired i stepped out of apartment to be confronted by a dangerous venomous snake (maybe lol). It was just sat there or the step of the stair well of my apt. It wasn't moving but it didn't look like it was dead, do snakes sleep? Anywhoo, i decided to slip past it quietly and try not to disturb its slumber. After an hour i came back, it was still early and the snake had moved down 2 steps but was still again. At this point i took the picture and went back in to apt. another hour past and i heard from outside screams and shouts in Greek from my landlady and her 2 Young daughters. Being the brave, chivalrous, dashing, knight in shinning armour type hero i am i raced to the door of my apartment, placed the key in the door and locked myself in without them hearing the lock click LOL. Hey, I'm not stupid and as the saying goes "Women and children first".
Why couldn't it have been a fluffy puppy.
The Oceanic tour is all booked up and ready to go. As you may know myself and Helen go around the UK for weekends away and try to meet up with customers who have visited the Oceanic over the past seasons and buy them a drink as a little thank you for spending time in my bar.
Tour dates are:-
Leeds - 9,10,11 Dec
Manchester - 5 Jan 2013
London - 22,23,24 Feb 2013
Bolton - 22,23,24 Mar 2013
Times and venues of our nights out to be confirmed.
Not been up to much this week as packing my apartment up ready to move to our new house so this update will be a bit short but i did go out to visit a hotel i was told about in the area of Kipseli. Its called Tsamis Hotel. Lovely. It's off the beaten track but well worth the ride when i got there. The pool lounger areas are on 3 levels, large pool, small pool, sun terrace then you have a walk way in to the sea. There were only 4 other people there when i visited but it is the end of the season and they are closing Friday.
I've visited lots and lots of hotels on this island and many outside the resorts and i have to say that almost all the hotels that i have visited outside the resorts are of a high standard. Better rooms, better decor, better facilities and better pools.
The pool areas at Tsamis Hotel.
Well folks as i said sorry that its a short update but not got out much this week but will promise to do more this week so I've got plenty to write about on my next update. One bit of good news is that I've booked my flight ready for next season and now in re-negotiations with my landlord about a long term contract for Oceanic. We had already agreed on one but now we are discussing a better one for both of us which will see me here for at least another 6 years, good news eh? Well for some it is ha ha. Will let you know when its all sorted.
Well its ice cream time so until next week, remember, you can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink, especially if that drink taste like dishwater LOL.
