24 - 27 Jan 2019
We drove back from Ioannina in the electric Leaf, after charging up to full at the only fast charger, about 120 km away. So we arrived with around 50% charge. Then we went to Lefkada to place a wood order, and we were down to 30%, with wall-to-wall rain forecast for the next 10 days. This is when the off-grid electric car idea becomes a little stressful. In time, we hope to have a wind turbine, which would supplement our solar power very usefully. We also hope to arrange access to our own charger, which would make it easier to stop/start charging with bright spells during the day. Meanwhile, we wait for brief bursts of sunshine and dash out to plug in the car, eking out a few percentage points each time.
Despite the weather, having been away, there are outdoor housekeeping jobs to do. We're running short of stove starter logs - cypress and pear are our main softwoods, so during a brief spell of not-too rainy weather we scoured the land for seasoned branches to cut to length.
We drove back from Ioannina in the electric Leaf, after charging up to full at the only fast charger, about 120 km away. So we arrived with around 50% charge. Then we went to Lefkada to place a wood order, and we were down to 30%, with wall-to-wall rain forecast for the next 10 days. This is when the off-grid electric car idea becomes a little stressful. In time, we hope to have a wind turbine, which would supplement our solar power very usefully. We also hope to arrange access to our own charger, which would make it easier to stop/start charging with bright spells during the day. Meanwhile, we wait for brief bursts of sunshine and dash out to plug in the car, eking out a few percentage points each time.
Despite the weather, having been away, there are outdoor housekeeping jobs to do. We're running short of stove starter logs - cypress and pear are our main softwoods, so during a brief spell of not-too rainy weather we scoured the land for seasoned branches to cut to length.
Barrow loads of damp branches to chainsaw into slim logs
Stacked up in our now-cluttered solarium. Also know as log drying facility, cardboard for mulching the garden storage, and excess chair dumping ground. Space is at a premium.
Another bit of Ikea furniture - a potting cupboard and shelves. Currently holding the Moringa pods for drying, and subsequently, the stripped seeds. Hopefully they'll dry out and eventually germinate.
The seed shelves, and at bottom right, a bucket of worm castings - our first worm bin harvest. Excellent soil, but very rich, so will need diluting with ordinary soil for seedlings.
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