|
 |
 |
 |
|
Don't be fooled by the blue sky .... |
.... the sea has washed away the foreshore .... |
.... and completely destroyed the boardwalk
 . |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
The harbour wall is supposed to keep out the sea, but
can't compete with these mountainous waves. |
There's always one: Some fool who wants to risk his
neck. |
That boulder was moved out of the sea wall and weighs
over a ton. |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
Guess he saw the rock? |
With the wind subsided we can get a closer look at
that damaged board walk. |
3.00pm Saturday. No-one feels inclined to venture out
yet .... |
 |
 |
 |
|
... and the swimming hole is a little the worse for
wear ... |
... but the road to the village has been impressively
upgraded. |
Some of the damage caused to the harbour.... |
 |
 |
 |
|
.... looks expensive? |
The calm after the storm? Don't you believe it .... |
.... not half an hour later, the heavens open again.
Already rainfall is 130% up and not much sign of respite. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Heavy snow falls on Mount
Olympus |
The skiers will be pleased. |
This road was closed at the weekend, but the snow
ploughs have been busy. |
 |
 |
 |
|
You don't normally see much water in this river which
runs into .... |
.... the Asprokremnos Dam which allegedly last
overflowed ten years ago, but I don't remember it. Judging by the
crowds who came to look, no-one else did either. |
The overflow water rushes down this escape channel
.... |
 |
 |
 |
|
.... to the river, and I have never in
fifteen years seen water in this part of the river. |
Take away the olive tree and it could be Lancashire. |
Put a tiger in your tank! |
 |
 |
 |
|
On a cold February day, crowds
gather for the carnival parade ... |
... which always starts with a large man on a float. |
The youngsters love it as usual. |
 |
 |
 |
|
A sign of the recent weather, these kids are
'skiing'. |
Who's this clown on a bike? |
And after the show the police get ready to go home. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Larnaca promenade ... |
... and again |
The gardens are being planted ready for the holiday
season. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Southport? No Larnaca pier. |
Lots of small boats at Larnaca Marina... |
... and the odd gin palace. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Having waited an hour for the square to clear, some
fool turned off the fountain ... grrrr. |
June and the boardwalk has been replaced. |
The Olympic training pool near Coral Bay |
 |
 |
 |
|
The starting line. I guess the competitors were
having a lie-in. |
This attractive flower is a rather pernicious weed. |
Dusk on 'Nightlife Street'
Paphos |
 |
 |
 |
|
Radar installation Mount Olympus
summit |
Mt. Olympus with cones, like rows of garden gnomes,
instead of the snow of the earlier pictures. |
Delicately scented wild roses are abundant on Olympus
summit at this time of year (late June). |
 |
 |
 |
|
Panoramic view from the summit of Olympus to the Turkish
occupied North. |
Anyone recognize this tree? It looks like a
Jacaranda, though with orange flowers at the top of the canopy that
give way to huge seed pods. |
Higher up the page is a
picture of the river that
feeds the Asprokremnos Dam. This is what it usually looks like - from
the same viewpoint. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Start of the procession. |
The Olympic torch makes its way
through Paphos |
34 degrees and a fire under his nose. No wonder he
looks flushed |
 |
 |
 |
|
One of these days it will be clear enough to get a
really good view of Morphou Bay from Mt. Olympus, but this is usually as
good as it gets. |
The huge remnants of the now abandoned Amiantos
Asbestos mine high in the Troodos mountains. Landscaping will not be
completed until 2015. |
Looking down the valley to Kato Amiantos village. |
 |
 |
 |
|
This coastal area near Pomos has
escaped the attention of the developers - for the moment. |
First glimpse of the sea near Coral Bay from the
picturesque road from Kathikkas to Akoursos. |
Another fine day on Mt.Olympus |
 |
 |
 |
|
One of the many footpaths around Mt. Olympus |
Black Pine trees in the Troodos forest |
Another Mt. Olympus footpath. |
|
2005
Following what had been a fairly clement winter, February
2005 brought the rains needed to keep water coming out of the taps in the coming
year. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Dramatic skies and yes that is a real rainbow. |
Angry seas behind Paphos fort. |
And again. |
 |
 |
 |
|
The new harbour defences were not placed a moment too
soon and although as yet incomplete, so far have prevented the massive
damage that the seas seem to wreak on the harbour every year (see 2004
gallery). |
Another look at that rainbow, but no pot of gold in
that restaurant where it appears to finish. |
The other side of the arch. |
 |
 |
 |
|
On the west coast you can see the weather coming. |
Still looking for that perfect view of Morphou Bay
from the top of Mt. Olympus. It doesn't get much better than this. |
The year ends with some of the fine Christmas
decorations put up by the Municipality of Paphos. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Everywhere trees are festooned with lights ... |
.. and startling steel constructions are built to
look like Christmas trees |
Santa visits the square outside the Town Hall ... |
 |
 |
 |
|
... and this photo does not do justice to the giant
pendants in the town square. |
The main Paphos/Limassol road out of town. |
Arch. Makarios III Avenue |
