Having chatted with the Brit (55,Northampton), he's deffo a football manager. I asked him what kept him here & he said, “the women!” He had it all, lots of money, his pension, his grown lads running his businesses, he'd sold the Porche etc etc. He'd had enough & decided that this was the life. He said it was, quote, “Korma” - how I didn't burst out laughing & pee myself I have no idea. Tick for self control....what a plonker Rodders. He chose to live in the worst place we've stayed... Uneventful drive but once again beautiful scenery all the way across. Stopped for lunch at a reat stop & found yet another Lidl in the town approaching Kavala. Found the site easily enough – it's very nice but must be heaving in the holiday season. ... read more

Fitful sleep then a crew member shouted that we were entering harbour. Then I was able to use the second word of Greek I knew – chaos! The tannoy system was all but useless, people getting annoyed, not helped by 20 odd Japanese around reception with all their luggage – they must have turned up on a coach after we embarked. I think they had a following HGV for their luggage & cameras. Anyway, reversed down from where we parked, down the ramps & off...no signs, so more chaos. Onto the motorway to 1st rest area & w/c (spotless), still in darkness – it was 4.30am Greek time so we'd lost another hour & the birds started up. But then it lightened...wow, beautiful & spectacular mountains. We were at about 1000m but it was very green ... read more

Given up on the charger...still hopeful of inner peace especially as the cheapo wine had no adverse effects unless it has a delay fuse Didn't do an awful lot in the morning apart from potter about. In the afternoon we had another lovely walk on the beach which was deserted again. When we arrived backa few cars were coming in for what we discovered was a 50th birthday party in the restaurant – mucho music & dancing. The Italians from what we have seen go in for a lot of group dancing, modern day versions of the Gay Gordons... We had a look at the maps to get a handle on the next leg across Greece. We'd forgotten, but the chap next door, another friendly Dutchman, reminded us to check our Euro stocks as the ATMs ... read more

A lie in – again another rarity.. Lazy breakfast, messed about with a slow internet connection, had lunch then off for a 12 mile bike ride in the heat, about 23 today I think. The sunshine & rain of the past few days has brought the countryside to life with poppies in the wheat fields, really pretty. It's a festival day here & the site started filling up last night with Italian outfits & today with day visitors to the beach. Families on the site, on the beach side & on patios in the nearby houses came together for big lunches in the shade. Someone turned the cd player up & they were dancing together which was very spontaneous.. On the menu tonight is veal cooked outside on the burner & after last night an early ... read more

We were sent a message last night to let us know that the husband of a couple who have an apartment in our block in Cyprus died suddenly the day before – he was only about 62 if that. Very sad. Also discovered last night that the last camp site in Italy we had chosen to stay before our ferry to Greece has altered it's opening times & will be shut when we need it to be open. So, we're staying here for 7 nights & as it turns out it's stay 6 & get 7th free in the off season anyway. Up early to catch the 9.20 bus which was 15 minutes late. Into town & the bus driver dropped us off outside the shop – great service. Having used Google translate to tell the ... read more