14-18/10/2023

Up early to leave Gjirokaster as we had the Sarande to Corfu ferry. A house booked for 10 days and collecting the Aged Ps from the airport at 10 p.m. 

The over effusive host had left us lots of goodies, tomatoes, cakes, juice and cakes, but not means of sweeping the floor or cleaning surfaces. And we had to empty and remove the roof box to fit in the off road parking. Fortunately, 3 bed house so the 3rd has become a storage room. At least the beds are comfy.

Corrie’s Post

Corrie ‘ere – again – I’ve not posted for a while – been busy relaxing and keeping an eye on K and J…..

Three months on and we still miss Oscar a lot, but time moves on…

My take on PELL – Poland Estonia Lithuania and Latvia  ? In Poland you must mind your p’s and q’s or v’s and w’s…. Thus vodka is wodka etc – and speaking of gin, K and J had to go to a “Alkohole” to buy their alcohole. They decided to visit a steep hill – stuck me in a gondola – plastic bubble 300 feet in the air and wobbling !

In Polska no cats to chase but lots of nervous dogs and owners. To buy stuff you spend lots of slotty zlotys ! But lovely to see Simon and he was our tour guide for a bit. The Park people wouldn’t let me in to hear Chopin !

Some general Corrie observations – one of K’s favourite sayings is “I can’t see diddly squat” So – if she squats on her diddly she can see better ! I don’t think I have a diddly…..

On walks, I now get extra treats – the Oscar share – oh and the end of ice cream cones…..

Next post on ELL, Albania and Corfu – I’ve got some catching up to do – but first I need to relax – K says I’m lazy – cheek ! She lay in bed today until 10:00 am !!!

Efharisto and paracolo…..

END WOOF!

We’ve been pootling out and about. Crete is 14 times bigger than Corfu. So, it feels small. Even with 2 rain days, we will have done the main sights in our 10 night stay. It is lower, lusher and greener than Crete and we love the cylindrical Cypress trees. Some coasts have many pretty and small bays. And we been surprised that we haven’t seen many huge hotel resorts … more low level apartments. Except on the SW, where there are some very tired looking resorts.