Spring Weather on the Sunshine Island

After a bright start and unseasonably warm weather with temps reaching 32 degrees in early May we are now halfway through the Month  and all this week we have had Thunderstorms, torrential rain and strong winds.

A View of Aphrodite's rock through the rain

As the Thunderstorms broke around us, Mandy produced a superb Oxtail Casserole for dinner.

Easter in Cyprus

On Easter Sunday we made our way over to the Olympus Restaurant for a traditional meal of souvla (bbq.) We then wandered down to the village square to watch the celebrations.

               

The usual fun and games entertained the crowd and one particular local spilt blood to get across the finishing line first in a competitive sack race.

Meanwhile, back in our Old home City of Cardiff (UK) a parade through the streets was held for the local football team who had won this year's Championship. The parade ended up at Cardiff Bay with live music, fireworks and the presentation of the Trophy.

St George's Day

We  spent Sunday afternoon at the Pine bay club -Pissouri, where they held a dinner  to Mark St George's day  (Patron Saint of England.) There was a live singer, Morris dancers and all manner of high jinx to celebrate Old St George's memory.

Celebrating the League Championship.

We made our way over to Pafos in the hope of Watching Cardiff City win the Championship, our first stop was Christos Taverna for a lovely lunch overlooking the Bay.










We then moved onto The New Horizon to watch Cardiff clinch the Championship against Burnley. We then returned to Pissouri to mark this historical event...its been 53 Years since The Bluebirds soared this high, it was worth celebrating.

Cardiff City Promotion

Just a quick mention of our old(UK) football team, Cardiff City, who after 51 years of trying, finally gained promotion from the Championship.










The Bluebirds gained the point they needed in front of a sell out crowd against Charlton Athletic, at the final whistle a jubilant crowd invaded the pitch to celebrate joining the top league of British football, The Premiership.

Now the Club have a chance of winning the Championship in the last three games of the season.

Dragon Boat Racing at Yermasoyia

On the warmest day of the year we made our way over to Yermasoyia reservoir, which lies just North of Limassol, to watch a number of teams take part in the Dragon boat race.

On the final race of the day we were Lucky enough to get a Top Notch Commentary from a couple of locals.

The Iron Horse bar in Pissouri held its own unique Beer festival in the Village Square, with the BBQ fired up we were served up with German sausage and smoked herring.

Local Band "Vacant" played O'Niells in Pafos this Weekend and went down a storm with a large following from the village who dressed up in the spirit of the event.