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My first proper Earthquake!

 Last night at 3.07am was woken to everything moving, bedroom cupboard door rattling and general WTF moment! This is my first really quake, the previous one I had felt while I was offshore in Qatar, but thought that was just the crane driver being a bit rough with a load landing. Last nights was different, the whole place was shaking and lying it bed it felt really weird last a good 20+ seconds I would have guessed. Turns out it was a Magnitude 6.6, located around 48Km WNW of Polis, off the west coast of Cyprus. At least no damage here and everyone fine. Eldest daughter thought it was 'so cool', think that was her first experience of one as well. Full details can be found at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000gaqu/executive
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Family Arrival Day!

Yep, today was the day, the rest of the family arrived from the UK.

Needed to do a basic food shop, so there was enough for them to get breakfast and something to drink. They arrived late at night, so only really need stuff first thing the next morning. Then can get a proper shop done.

I also needed to get some fans. The villa is warm and needs the fans just to stir up the air and help move the heat out. I went into the old Carrefour, and by chance and they had a 40% sale on all the fans. I started pulling the boxes off the stacked display, and the assistant shouted across, and I told him I wanted 5, and wasn't wrecking the place...

Next to the old Carrefour, there is a direct sales gas cyclinder shop, so also picked up one for the BBQ. I think it was something like €10 deposit for the steel cylinder, a €12 for the gas, can't remember exactly, but was just thinking it was cheaper than the UK and Qatar.

Got home and went to work building the fans. Then finished off re-assembly the BBQ now I had the gas regulator to attach to the hose. The regulator is different from the type they use in Qatar, and also different from the type they use in the UK.

Pottered about some more in the villa and then headed off to the computer shop to see about IPTV boxes. Ended up with 3x MAG254w1. I had been doing a lot of digging, and this is what they had in stock, and was what I was looking for. I will wait for tomorrow to set them up as N is bringing the new wifi gear with her from the UK. Still have to decide on a service provider, but have narrowed a few down.

Got some more stuff sorted out in the villa, and made up the kids beds, then had some dinner and watched the telly for a bit, before heading out to the airport to pick them up.

Checked on Flight Radar where it was, and it was just about over south coast of Turkey, so about the right time to head off. Got to the airport, parked up and headed inside. small delay, but they eventually arrived. Got to the car, and managed to get all the suitcases in and headed back to the villa.

Got back to the villa and as you would imagine, the kids were a bit excited. This was the first they had seen it with all our furniture in it. Noise was a bit loud, and it was very still outside, so the noise carries a long way. Sorry neighbours / Tala!

Eventually got to bed about 1am....tired....zzzzzz




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Location: Paphos, Cyprus

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