Full Swing

Since 8th August we have been fantastically busy - fantastic because both chalet apartments at Casa Sulo are full and will continue so into September. At the moment we have just said goodbye to four French people who took over one apartment from six French visitors and in the other apartment we still have five Parisiens plus a baby for a further week. They are all getting on incredibly well and the swimming pool is in constant use from 8 in the morning until 11 at night. We sometimes wonder how many people are staying in each of the apartments because the odd head count reveals 14 or 16 in and around the pool, but we know that they are here specifically for a wedding in Aveiro which they will be attending tomorrow.

We bought some Red Top fly traps from http://www.greeneyedfrog.co.uk/ because we had been having some problems with the little devils last year. Apparently they trap the female flies and stop the cycle of reproduction. Anyway, this year we re-introduced another three and, although the traps themselves are pretty full, the reduction in flies this year on our veranda and around the apartments is quite noticeable. Thank you Paul and Rachel.

Does anybody out there know anything about the wasp deterrent which imitates a wasp's next?

Our fig tree is just coming into fruit and within a couple of weeks we will be picking 3-4KG a day, which we will eat most of, turn some into fig and ginger jam, and dry some for the winter with our Stockli dehydrator which we use to preserve a lot of our excess fruit, herbs and vegetables although potatoes are really not worth it.