20.02.26

A week after arriving home after Turkey & Georgia and returning Jez to the UK, I found myself in a blue funk. Ridiculous as we love living in Crete. Life is good etc. But I realised my mood was as I didn’t have a trip planned. Ryan Air fly from Chania to Paphos several times a week. €79 return … for both us us. They get you on luggage €174 to add 2 x 10kg small flight bags. Still a cheap trip… I got planning! 

We cleaned the house. Cleaned ourselves. Dropped Corrie at a wonderful lady, Sam, and her family for 10 days. Strange to be off travelling minus 🐕.   But not travelling. This doesn’t feel like travelling. This is a holiday.

J drove to the airport. ABBA (traditional setting off music) was playing. But he didn’t chair dance and drive off the road. Like I did in Jez, setting off for Morocco.

Ryan Air superb. On time. Leg room. Wide seats. Only a 1hr 10 short hop.   Hire car collected.  Lidl shop done. We even found the apt without too much difficulty. Basic but ok.

Aphrodite Trail

21.02.26

Slowish start may be something to do with Gordon last night. As in gin. Drove up to the NW point. It is here that Aphrodite used to shag Adonis.  Bathe and walk to sleep off her exertions under an oak tree. The trail was busy (relatively) but stunning. One of those it is really good to be alive.  Fabulous views.  A long uphill but strategic benches for water stops.  At 78 J was faster than a few youngsters!!!  Ice cream reward … my first ice cream in about 3 weeks … that must be a record.

Back to the apt to watch England Ireland 🏉.  As a dual passport holder, I’m definitely Emerald Isle now. Cracking Wales Scotland game.