hi all,
finally got a moment to sit and blog about our first week in greece.
the flight from melbourne was fantastic. zoe got a bit of travel sickness the last four hours but she was a trooper and got through it.
we reached athens where hertz had a 9 seater mercedes van waiting for us. it was a tank. arthur drove it like he had lived in athens all his life. we had our international tom tom gps which was fantastic with directions to palouki beach.
we have been going to the beach every day , the weather has been around 28*c . we have been drinking and eating at cafes by the beach with gorgeous straw umbrellas.
i have been running, walking or bike riding most mornings as the house is only 1k from the beach. i go a bit further where there is free wi fi and great cafes . its about 2 ks out, arthur meets me after my run and we have our coffee kids free every morning.
zoe has been a classic! she throws her tantrums once (or twice) a day and the greeks just stare at her and ask her if she wants something , she just answers back "ohi" in her little aussie accent ready to kill them! lol lol lol. but the most part she is loving it. her and nic have collected the most beautiful shells and silky smooth pebbles from the beaches here. the beach is sandy with a few pebbles. great for kids to swim in.
the food has been great, but i have eaten way to much fresh bread with butter and honey.
we have gone out to little local taverns and eaten lovely fresh fish, and souvlakia.
we went on a road trip up the mountains to a little town called lagkadia where the buildings are heritage listed and dated back from the 1800s. we had a great meal there too.
we are now contemplating going to santorini if weather is still good.
signing off and will update when i get wi fi again.
miss you all
kt
xxxxx