Vacation on Corfu Island.

Отдых в Греции. На Корфу.


Scots John

 

  When we else only first once have arrived in Paleokastritsa and removed our studio, in the office of master have noticed a computer. I have had a numerical photo camera (Epson PhotoPC-600) and 386-ouch Notebook with Windows 3.1 and Word 6.0 under 4 MB RAM.  At home after some efforts I managed to put in it the program for setting of photos from the camera to computer, but however really I didn't manage to use this program - only the photos need about 4 MB, but even 4 photos (approximately 600 kilobytes) load did not manage. With one photo I and did not become to experiment, because this absolutely senselessly. However, in the camera description is say that for working with her is necessary 8 MB RAM. So the whole hope was on that in Greece be all, including and computers. In the hotel "Aeolos" two some computers stood in Reception, were however seen only edge of monitors, and around Reception were all along turn folk, so I not even become to undertake something. As A Result of fortnightly stay in the hotel and our walks on mountains and  villages we have get only 22 photos.

In small office of master to our studios, more faithful, its senior brother, was at all other, home situation. However, when for a second day following the moving in Paleokastritsa I will go to Herasimos to explain about using a computer, is realize that computer not its, but some English. However, this English was then and there caused and is render by the small Scotsman John. Is it afterwards realize that we with him and one age (52 year, birthday beside it was this year come on the ambience 22 July).

Scotty John already 10 years lives in Greece, including last 4 year on Corfu Island. Sometime on his life way he has forfeited a wife and adult already children and lives here loner. However, he likes not many complexes on the cause of its solitude, trolling some cheerful English and Scotland songs. Really, remove a constant Greek woman, maybe, not much at such age simply. Is not expelled, however, that John a colonel of some division or service MI-6 Intelligence Service, so as  "our person in Havana" and each month on several days goes be delay in its Scotland homeward, about which it speaks that it such, as Corfu Island, only more north.

We acquaintanceship with John much has be useful for us. In first, there were immediately decide all problems with the camera: now I came at any time, as a rule, near the seed at night or eight and copied my photos from the camera in the computer and on diskettes afterwards. Once, John has ask us come with him in restaurant, where in this once are to were be Greek dances, to make some photos their with our camera, having warn that dine not without fall, possible dispense and beer. However we have had the dinner, once in a while helping John by advises on turning with the camera. After he becomes sometimes to take a camera with itself on some their own night trips.

Afterwards, as seems for me 21 July, he have came to us, when we were rendered in the restaurant "Spiros" already near camping of Paleokastritsa.

Was it Gradually drawn near 22 July, birthday of John, on which we have heard from Ann from Manchester. We have bayed for him in the gift a kit of glasses and at night was are collect to him in guests, because my wife from talks with he as it were have understand that we are invite and that will be dances. At that hour we have came to its apartments on other end of the yard  and have seen that John something loads in its machine. On the move taking our congratulations, he was dashed away in tavern "Spiros", whereupon we have understand that us there that and invited! But we yesterday refused to go to "Spiros", because we were invited for a birthday to John! But dances not beside John, but Greek dances, which on ambiences can be in "Spiros"!

Last evening before the departure we wanted to conduct in Liapades peacefully, but plans our John steeply has change, and is get so, that we a little did not be late on the airplane. This is because in Liapades computers is not find, and I has decided somehow after the dinner to descend to John on foot, to clean a camera from photos and else little to make some photos before the departure in Corfu-Town and in the airport. On the road to go far off, kilometers 6, so I am sort on narrow foot-road through the small hutch, and was rendered nearly in Paleo beside Acapulco bar. Having came to Herasimos, I have caught there John, but Windows on its computer did not work, because Helena, the daughter of Herasimos, has destroyed some their driver. Our attempt to re-install Windows did not manage, but is heal we have drank the beer and, as far as already dark, John is cause to ride me in Liapades on his care. We have rode before the beach, where I was waited by Marina and Constantine (I after all shall come down from mountains) and there already all together we have agreed tomorrow, in last our Saturday evening, descend somewhere dine on goodbye. Besides, is find that in the Sunday, at a day of our departure, beside John be some deals in Corfu-Town, and he was cause to ride us in the airport. This saved us from need to call a taxi, that, truth, at all not difficult.

On the watch evening John has rode for us on the car and has offered to go to dine in tavern "Spiros", but we are amicably refuse, because already three times there were. So we have decided to go to Lacones in the very tavern, where ate with John and Ann, when returned from Sidari.  In tavern we have dined before that, that have booked the lobsters (the most expensive beside them dish, but last day at all), but don't care we manage on 20 thousand only, less, than on 70 dollars on three for the whole long evening. During the supper John had disappeared on the half an hour. I, have leaving to smoke, have find that he talks near entry with young, gypsy type Greek, his familiar. We had seen her in that place when in first our have had arrived in Lakones. After the supper, enough late, hours in 11 evenings, John had ride us homeward and we once again have agreed that in the morning he will come for us and we will go to the airport.

However in the morning at the appointed time he was no, radiotelephone does not answer. We have called to Herasimos. Tube has taken by Helena and she has said that John's car stands near the building, but himself, maybe are sleeping. Caught a taxi or car is unrealistic - it was Sunday morning, we in Liapades, far off from the route road. On our happiness, the taxi has appeared  in two minutes after our call for radiotaxi. We have took a good chance - this taxi have bring right before someone  to Liapades, (I has seen it, when it had prowent downwards to the beach) and did not leave, but has stayed beside the hotel down. By leaps and bounds, approximately for 30-40 minutes we have rode before the airport.  But the most funny was that, when belongings were already shipped in the taxi, beside the entry in the courtyard softly clamored wheels of car and    John has appeared! Reboot not steels and we have decided to go on the taxi. Saying goodbye with all we have went to Corfu-Town. On the output from the courtyard we have ride near John's car, which he had leafed for the bush, and we have seen in it the very Greek girl, with which he had talked on the eve near tavern yesterday at night!

In general, looking back, John powerfully helped us on Corfu. So, in general-that, and speak not with whom was.


Contacts:

Yuri V. Pliushchev. Moscow, Russia. e-mail:  chipbyte@cityline.ru,   chipbyte@dataforce.net

 

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