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Welcome to Arillas => Talking about the weather => Topic started by: justphil on March 23, 2011, 11:40:45 PM
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Just looked at the website forecast - it looks just lovely for the next week. Dry, warm (18 - 20deg day time, 11 -12deg night time) and a few clouds. Perfect for long walks on the beach. It has been like that for most of UK today, and we have all commented. FB is full of it.
Roll on Spring and Summer, and getting us all there. Only a few weeks till Sara, Eileen and Sandy are there. Looking forward to following their visits, and all the others to follow.
Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder how Arillas is....
Phil
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Phil, Arillas is fine! The weather is improving, lots of work going on, so by the time all you visitors arrive, it will be perfect.
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Just can't wait.....
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Thanks Maggie. Jen and I would be there no matter what. Hope everything is settling in for you and Gordon. Maybe see yous in July.
Phil
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I'm with you on that one Phil - and I think the Spike Milligan quote was nicely adapted
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Absolutely agree with this last post Glenda9Jacob welcome to the forum. Always nice to see new comments on here.
See the Photo Gallery I have some pictures of Arillas in October ....I think there was a lot of "weather" that week! :-)
I am just getting ready to leave for the airport now and can't wait to see Arillas again.I'm sure we will see some thunderstorms this week they are a spectacular show. Always a pleasure to be in that happy place.
Cheers Nan x
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I must have missed you telling everyone you were going!! Have a fab time, Nan, as always!
I also hope that everyone else going soon gets there as planned and a good time is had by all x
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Just home after working 5 hours in a 23/24 deg heat.
(5 hours in one day? - Wotsallthat about?)
Anyway, what a lovely day it is. - Sure there will be more to follow.
Cheers
Negg
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Oooohhhhhhh!! It was very warm at Sharons pool bar this afternoon!!!!:-)
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What on earth were you doing for 5 hours Neill???!!!! Someone must be working you hard.....
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The website forecast is largely overcast for the next week. Dry, warm and cloudy. Chance of Thunderstorm towards middle of next week, but unlikely. Hope it's sunny sometimes for those who are going on Friday/Monday.
Phil
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I spoke to Viv yesterday (well, by text anyway!) and she said it was about 16 degrees and raining... Still, we'd rather be over there in the rain than over here in the rain!
Overcast weather in Arillas is not bad - it enables us to walk up to Afionas or walk up to see Nikos at Akrotiri...
Thunderstorms in Arillas are not bad - in fact they are pretty spectacular - and what better way to watch than to to sit in a bar with friends and enjoy the experience?
Rain in Arillas - well that's good too - it waters the plants and flowers that enhance our experiences there, and, as Nan says, it dampens down the dust.
So - all is well! We leave in the morning, arriving at Corfu airport around 20.45 and looking forward immensely to it !!
Janis x
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Spent a blissful early morning snorkelling by the jetty. Calm and crystal clear sea meant lots of fish- big and little ones. Yellow catfish there this morning never seen one like it before!!
Normal service has been resumed the weather is beautiful - sunny and warm not a cloud in the sky!
Had a little chat to Yiota on the way back from the beach. She sends her love and looks forward to seeing you all soon
See you very soon Janis xx
Cheers Nan xx
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Yes, Nan, we'll finally get to meet! So glad the weather's picked up....
You've already met our good friends Joan and John (last September) and we're all coming over together and staying at Kaloudis Village
See you soon!
Janis x
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Just over a week until we arrive in arillas. I was getting a little worried with all the thunderstorms forecast. We came out at this time two years ago and were told that we were fortunate to have had good weather.
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It has been beautiful today, and the beach is great.
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Thanks m8. Great for all our friends who arrived yesterday. Hope it's all working for you
Phil
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I hope the weather is good when we get out there is nice when we get out there. we had a few showers last year but were going back so it obviously wasnt that bad
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last june we had showers early am ,,great thunderstorms ,and hot hot days ..roll on june ,,yammas
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Honest moment coming....
Stuff June. Bring the sun on from 11th July. There. I've said it.
Wish I hadn't though. I've done Arillas in 53 degrees (too hot to move) and in hailstorms. Litsa at Thalassa saying "I'm going home to put ALL OF MY CLOTHES ON." In the end if you make friends here, the weather doesn't matter.
Phil
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It appears that the weather pattern in UK is repeating itself for the fourth year, a nice few weeks then rain and wind for 9 months! Anyway 2 months time I'll be in Arillas enjoying it all again,can't wait.
Richard
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phil and all ..
ive been to arillas through ,rain and shine ,,and you know what ,,,the place is still magical,,the people are fab the food is great,and yiota sells great hooded rain macs ,,lol,so you can still get about ,,and if you want to go further afield,,our theo has cars for all occassions ,,yammas
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:-)))))))))))))))).......June has never let us down......... :-))))))))))))))))))))
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kev mate, soon we'll have a bench on the jetty again, thanks to you and Eggy. Used to sit there in rain or shine, watching and waiting for Gravia to move.... I used to believe I was a sad lost soul but now I know that whatever the weather
the place is still magical,,the people are fab the food is great,and yiota sells great hooded rain macs
I am one amongst many Arilliacs who have seen most of what the weather can be. But it is ALWAYS better than I get here in Somerset.
Phil
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We fly out this Monday for a week because we can't wait until our 2 week holiday in August to relax in Arillas . Our problem is what to pack - in August it is hot and sunny every day but reading the forum it seems that June is less predictable. We have packed a waterproof and umbrella just in case but are the days and evenings warm enough for shorts and t shirts or do we need to pack warm clothe as well any advice very welcome!! Only 2 sleeps to go and sooooooooooooo looking forward to our return to Arillas.
Jane and Matt
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My son got home yesterday and says it was boiling....but I always take a cardigan for the evenings, even in August....just in case. Even if it rains, I'm sure it won't be for long.....
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Hi Jane we go Monday and we have been looking at the weather and it look, like it is gonna be hot hot hot.
Lisa
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last june also was hot hot hot,,bring it on ..x
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Tried to post this in the correct thread (Macbew) but failed so put it here.
Just watched most of the beach nearly disappear in front of my eyes. And some hardy soul running in and out of the sea, many people getting a move on along the front, and a few cars leaving. It looks like a storm might be coming in. I so wish that Jen and I were watching it all from Thalassa with a Mythos in hand. Nattering to Spiros and soaking it all up. The lady is upset - when she wants to, Arillas can be a woman scorned....
Phil
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Weather is glorious, arrived Friday had a couple of beers with lovely Nan and Barry so nice to meet them. First time that we have visitedthis early usually Sept for us. The evenings are warm just a cardie if you are a chilly beast. Saw fireflies last night when walking home after a great meal, lovely to see, when we got in and sat at balcony for a nightcap....a firefly landed on the table and gave us a closeup light show...wonderful. 11.30 in morning here and is 27 in the shade..that will do me. Beach is looking great...tho no sunbeds for hire at the moment...a license problem I believe..never mind a towel and a bamboo mat does the job...is easy getting down onto it..just the getting up again can be a problem...my poor knees tend to go off like a pair of duelling pistols!
Regards to all.xx
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Have a beer for me Georgia and enjoy your hols! :)
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Faceache back again. Sorry.
Loved your post Georgia. Like us you live in rural England and appreciate Arillas in a way that only people like us can. And talking about knees... have been looking for a description like that for ages. Will plagiarise shortly... So glad to hear from you. I think you understand our Arillas thing better than anyone except Jen.
loveandhugs from both of us
PhilnJen
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looks like its gonna be in the 30s this week ,,cant wait to get there ,,my milk bottle legs need some sun ,,lol..yammas
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6.45 here so 8.45 there and it's already 29 degrees.....
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It is VERY hot today in Arillas. If you are visiting soon, come prepared to protect yourselves from the sun.
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Home to Norfolk...goodbye to home Arillas! Wonderful time as always, long walks getting out at 7am to beat the heat, so much good food....how much calamiri can one woman eat......lots!!!! Loved to visit Arillas away from our usual time, ;loved to see the different flowers and wildlife...the bullfrogs and snakes..but second week was a little hot for me...must be a lightweight??
Spent a fantastic afternoon at st Georges cove and then once the sun set had dinner at the Night Owl, heard much about it from other members..u are right lovely lovely place! Off to bed lots of dead heading and watering to do 2moro!!!xxx
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See, it makes life worth living. Crap engulfs us all. But somehow the spirit of the folk who live there in Arillas makes it better.
Home to Norfolk...goodbye to home Arillas!
Georgia luvver, like us you have two homes. For you home Norfolk and home Arillas. For us home Somerset and home Arillas. Our Somerset connection is looking more and more wobbly these days....
So glad you had a great time in Arillas. I wrote a huge post in response to your thread, but it went pear shaped and logged me out of the forum. I reckon Dimitris is censoring posts that are too positive about the place....
loveandhugs
Phil
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11th june ,,a few days of beezy but hot weather ,,yammas
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Hi all, we are new to arillas but have read great reports on the place and have been looking at the forum for a few weeks now so thought we had better join in, i must admit as our holiday approaches we are starting to get a bit worried about the weather, but hey ho it still beats 14 degrees and cloud in bristol, hopefully by the time we get out there the weather will have turned and we can enjoy all arillas has to offer to the full.
pete & naomi
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Hi Pete and Naomi - don't worry about the weather. Ignore what weather forecasts say and just go and enjoy! We went the last two weeks in May and the forecast given included a few days of thunder and lightning and rain.... Most of the "bad" weather swirled around Arillas and missed it! We heard a few rumblings, we had about fifteen minutes maximum of rain and then it was hot again.
Take plenty of suncream and enjoy!
You'll be back time and time again!
Janis x
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Hi janis, thanks for the reply, we still have a couple of weeks to go yet so fingers crossed it will be good weather by then.
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Hi "newbies"
Janis is right. Weather from now on will be hot. Can be spectacular too. Sudden storms like a child's tantrum - over and forgotten in no time. Mistraio - the Sea Breeze with attitude that can blow you off your feet - our Eileen will chuckle remembering me catching her as she was nearly blown into the sea. But please remember your factor 15+ or you WILL burn. Far more interesting than Rhodes, where it is just hot 360/365 days of the year. We had 25 degrees and sun last week of October last year, and no rain for the whole week.
Have a fantastic time, and tell us all about it when you go back abroad to the UK.
Phil
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Hi All
We had friends staying in San Stef, just got back from 14 days and they were worried before they went as the long range forecast for their stay was terrible...at least 10 days of rain. Even the BBC forecast was poor, but like 99.9% of long range forecasts it was so wrong it was a laugh.....they in the end had 20mins of rain one night
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Rain was forecast when we were there, we had dark clouds early one evening and heard thunder, the next day a few drops of rain fell, not enough to ripple the water in the pool.
Val x
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Reading these posts has made me feel better; I'm flying out to Arillas on Monday and the forecasts keep changing from sun to rain and thunder! I'm praying for some sun.
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Weather forcast Ive seen is looking good for the next 7 days
only wednesday/evening showing a bit of rain and cloud..there will be plenty of sun but what does it matter just being in Arillas is enough
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After several rained off events this weekend, i am looking forward to two weeks in arillas even more, and i agree with you Ang i would rather be in the rain in arillas than in cold, wet Bristol.
does anyone know the exchange rate in Arillas at the moment and what fees are being charged, the best rate i've found in this country is 1.06 to the pound but that is online.
pete and naomi
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Hi Pete and Naomi, dont know what the rate is in Arillas but I changed £200 on friday at a local travel agency and got 1.09 euro which was quiet good...my bank were 1.06 and the post office 1.04.
I always prefer to do my exchange in arillas.
Ang
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Ang, how do you change in Arillas without an ATM. My Visa Debit card won't work in San Stefanos and the only one I found last yea,r that worked, was in Kassiopi. I am tempted to just take my full spending money in Euros, but I would rather not.
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I've just had 1.10 from Tesco. it's on line or phone 08456006667.
Free 24hr delivery if £500.
Also if paid by Tesco credit card there's no cash advance fee or comission. (M and S also do this but their rate is normally a point lower than Tesco.
If you pay by debit card there's normally a charge by the bank.
June
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Hi guys, thanks for the info, i need all the euro's i can get so i can quench my thirst with a cold mythos, i will toast you all with my first one .....
pete
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1.096 with Thomas Cook on the high street today. I'm also trying their passport, where you pre-pay a card with euros then use it as a debit card. 2E to get it out of an ATM, nothing otherwise. It uses MasterCard.
I tried changing in Arillas earlier in the year, but got a better rate at home.
Nick
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My son got 110 from an American express travel shop on saturday in Notts . We've always found them decent and they match anyone else Also Euro exchange are normally good and will give you a better rate if you get £1000 worth . Hope this helps
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A lot of travel agencies give you a better rate the more you exchange, we changed £600 before we went and got 110.05 from Thomsons, you have to ask though.
Val x
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It is a record. For the first time since we have followed it, which is many years, it is slightly hotter here than it is in Arillas. Jen has a gizmo on her laptop's desktop which follows the temperature in both places and she just shouted wey-hey! it's the same now! 26 degrees in both. And a minute later it was 27 here, 26 there. Eat yer heart out Arillas - the UK is warmer than you! Not that it matters one little bit. It lasts longer there....
Phil
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Well, Phil - we're sitting on our balcony at Horizon at the moment, It's 19.10, lovely and warm, still in shorts, and watching the beginnings of a beautiful sunset .... It will all be waiting for you and Jen to enjoy very soon x
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Hi, Janis. Not jealous at all. Well, maybe a little bit! Wish we were there with you.
Continue to enjoy!
Beat wishes, Paul
PS Weather superb in the Swansea Valley!
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Janis meluvver, I'm not jealous. Believe that and you'd believe that David Cameron believed in unions...
In my head I'm sitting with Jen on Horizon deck drinking black russians..... having eaten Katerina's cooking at Thalassa. Will have to wait a while for that.
In any case, you and Barry just soak it all up. Give viv and pete our very best, and take advantage of where you are. You don't have to tell me about it - I already know. Have a great stay at home in Arillas.
Phil
PS Paul, it's like summer here too. But my head is you-know-where
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Re: previous post
WHAT ???????
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John, thank goodness it's not just me that thinks somebody has their wires jumbled.
Val x
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Ha, ha...I read it a couple of hours ago and thought it was just me who was confused! I'm not alone then! x
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Found every one of the posts by Elena mystifying. ‼️ ‼️
Val x
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I think Mike / Elena is just starting to "find" his way around the Forum and did not see that this was an "Old Oct 2011" posting. His posts only started from mid Feb, I think, and he signed one from FAIRFIELD CA. I am sure he will explain and it is a good opportunity to re-generate this post.
The start of the week, here, was 2 very nice "sit outside" days but we paid for it Wed/Thu and with the heavy winds yesterday suffered an agonising 14 hour plus power cut. A few showers this morning but fingers crossed it will brighten up. There is so much water on the roads it is difficult to negotiate the many new potholes that are appearing. Wegg records rainfall etc and it has been the wettest FEB for 7 years. (296mm) Currently on 42mm so far in March and most of that appeared in the last couple of days. (No wonder that hard top is back on Mike's vehicle !!)
Cheers
Negg
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Hope the weather improves for you in the next few days, we too have numerous potholes along our road. A little truck came along and put two shovels full of warm asphalt in the worse ones.....then a car came along and squeezed it all out again. Complete waste of public funds. Still the same potholes.
Val x
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Val
Just after I posted this message the rain came down Very frustrating for all here, Work to do but not the weather to do ity!!
Negg
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Keep thinking it won't be long to Arillas.....then I remember we are not going in May and will have to wait until the end of July. Thankfully the weather will be good.
Sorry you are both going through another very bad spell...stay dry and have plenty of candles to hand.
Also make sure the shed is securely fastened down, hope tomorrow is better.
See in July Val and Bill x
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Weather seems a bit strange, what with wettest Feb for years and still continuing. Hope it improves for you soon Eggy.
Val, hope to see you for a natter late July - we're there till 31st.
Phil
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Well guys,
11:38 here and I have just got home with the rain still reminding me that nature is what it is and we can do nothing to change it.
Negg
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It rained yesterday all day, or so my son told me but it seems to be set fair for the next week to 10 days touching 17 degrees apparently - tee shirt weather? Let's hope so.
Jez
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Yesterday and some overnight rain gave us 40mm in the rain gauge. Dry , so far, this morning.
Negg