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Kath n' George · Joined: 23 May 2007 Posts: 116 Location: Ashton Under Lyne

Know just where you mean Ann (have a word with Michael). Wink

Watch this space!!!

skidsy · Joined: 01 May 2006 Posts: 550 Location: Wirral.

All jokes aside this is something my wife wanted to set up about three years ago. There were some stables available on the Asselinos road at the time.
Hasn't that land next to the Jupiter got the mains electricity supply on it?

sundance · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject:

Ask Pam of Windmill about our patch of land for sale down from the house, which is also for sale..see Windmill web site. Sheltered, water nearby and a 10 minute ride into town. There's even a nice spot for a house at the top of the land. Apostoli, the mule man, uses it to park his mules, which know their own way home when he falls asleep, retsinated, in the saddle. My grand-daughter thought about an animal sanctuary there when she is a bit older.

Ann. · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 187 Location: Bury

A few years ago, idleing our time away on Agia Eleni beach Kath n` George and Bill n` me. were thinking of moving out to skiathos to live, but would need something to do, having seen some older people looking at the hill to climb to the beach and deciding against it, we came up with the idea of little mule carts to take people over the hill, these mules would only work short shifts, they would have sun hats with ears poking through, at the Golden beach end and the beach end they would have a shelter and food/water. Handsom young Greek men would drive these, ladies would want to have their photographs taken with them, we would also own the beach taverna, our customers would get a discount on their meal. As this develops we would go to the other beaches down that end of the island. Our mules would have a good life and be looked after well.

Ann. · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 187 Location: Bury

May I just add that this is a pipe dream, it has been a dream for a few years, we add a bit to it each year, but it wont happen, well not with us anyway.

MrsWhicker · Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 1013

Aw Ann, I've just been imagining clip clopping along sitting next to a Greek Adonis to my favourite beach and then you've just shattered my dream. Ah well - back to shanks' pony I suppose.

Ann. · Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 187 Location: Bury

I know its sad, it was going to be A 2 B transport with the 2 looking like a &.
Ayers and Booth. has a ring to it doesnt it? you never know if our numbers come up it may happen yet.

patsy · Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 930 Location: sussex

hi, sorry to burst your bubble ,but it would be very difficult to get a licence and a lot of money to the mayor, and priority would be given to greek people.they do this in lindos in rhodes,but is run by greeks. i know it was only a pipe dream, and the greek men would never let you get away with it,sorry!!

sundance · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:54 am Post subject:

Until a few years ago, they did mule rides from the town to Evangelistria etc but these were stopped by the tour companies for "health and safety" reasons..it is difficult to get Third Party Liability insurance on a mule, especially when you have fallen off as many times as Apostolis. While the mule knew its way home when he was asleep on the saddle, it did not realise how low the branches of the olive trees were, so he would frequently stagger to the bakery to be patched up..and for another Retsina!

Ian.W. · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 325 Location: Leeds

Oh,I did the mule trip to Evangalistra with Apostolis.
I was the only one that day,so off we set.
Now,I'm used to horse riding,but side saddle on a mule is totally different,
but it was good fun,even if I was saddlesore for a few days.
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