Cretanvista Site & Local News - February 2003 Issue2 |
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EGYPT - SANDS OF CRETE Whilst some of the local beaches might look nice with a little more sand, a small amount arrived by air on January 12th on the winds of a dust-storm which stepped across the Libyan Sea to give Crete a liberal dusting! Picture Courtesy of NASA EARTH OBSERVATORY Cyprus can be clearly seen in the top right quarter of the picture, whilst part of eastern Crete lies under the airborne sand on the top left. If you want a closer look try this link: http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=5337 The picture strip below shows Astratigos on the receiving end of a similar storm - that one was from the Sahara a little earlier - in 2002. It was raining sand! KOLIMBARI Over the past week mainland Greece has been experiencing thunderstorms, serious flooding and snow, so I suppose we are doing pretty well here on Crete. The Omalos (White) Mountain range, directly facing us about 15 kilometers to the east are at last looking white with snow. This time last week they looked distinctly bereft of the usual amount! |
2002-2003 Something perhaps not generally known, Cretanvista annually publishes it's own site calendars and Christmas cards, in addition to the electronic card sent to friends of the site. Whilst none of these are for sale, we do publish the photographs on the site galleries and individuals are more than welcome to use these on a personal basis. Acknowledgement is nice! Later this year we intend making this years calendar files available for download so that enthusiasts (!) can, if they so wish, print their own copies. I am trying to solve the problem of downloading the card to print them on right now... |
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NEW HOTELS FOR KOLIMBARI The second hotel - right on the beach close to Irini Beach Apartments is looking good and will no doubt be open in time for the holiday season. |
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WINTER STORMS |
I offer no apologies for repeating the next paragraph - published in last months news page............. To our visitors who have taken the time to tell us that they have found our site enjoyable/ informative/ helpful/ or otherwise complimented the site - very many thanks. We are trying very hard it's really good to know that you like it. Besides, my wife notes that many of you are ladies! Please don't stop!! En-route...Late February
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View from the balcony |
Left. Heavy Rain! |
Right. Beyond the rooftop and nearby hill - the lower layer is not another hill but sand descending from the layer above! A golden Astratigos... |
Roof, hill, sand clouds |
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Well, that's about it for now..... I hope that this page is off to a good start and the information and news is proving to be of interest. If there is anything that you would like to see - particularly if you would like a picture included - please let me know. I enjoy photography and will willingly take and publish a picture of something that I know interests you if it is in this area. I can't mail photographs - but will certainly send a file by e-mail (free) if asked. E-Mail Requests.. I receive some brilliant e-mails - really - and they are very welcome. But sometimes there is no acknowledgement that our answer has been received. We don't mind, but worry occasionally that someone may not have received an answer from us and think the worse of us! We will ALWAYS reply to e-mail so please, if you have mailed us and not received an answer - resend your mail - we didn't get it or have somehow overlooked it. Personal Information.. I have been asked in the past to help locate people - I would love to be able to assist but regret that I am unable to do this. There is no way that I can know that the person sought wants to be sought out. I can say that a letter to a person who lives in a village here, carrying your return address on the outside, sent to them at a local post office stands a very good chance of being delivered. They can then decide if they want contact you. Sorry. |
Two reviews for the Books and Good Reading page are in progress and at least one of these will be added in the near future. In addition we intend to re-design the initial page layout page make selection a much easier process. Our selection of books waiting is becoming extensive as the site grows. Can this be you.....or yours? |