Shane and Sharyn

Athens One Day Cruise to Hydra, Poros and AeginaLeft hotel at 7.45am and travelled by coach to the Port of Piraeus where we boarded a very comfortable day cruiser, Platyera. It has 3 levels with a very nice a air conditioned dining room. The first island, Hydra is the smallest and there are no cars, motor bikes or bicycles (that we could see) on the island. A delightful and busy little port. Beautiful lane ways and shops typical of a small tourist resort. There were also delicious looking fruit & veg shops up the alleyways.The water is amazingly deep, clear and blue. People were swimming everywhere along the short bit of coastline that we walked. Apart from the signs for Margaritas, which made us instantly think of Lawrence, the most entertaining part of the visit was ... read more

Well I will do a little recapping. We left home less an a week ago yet it feels like we have been gone for ages. While we were in Paris we met up with our niece and nephew and a day before that we did a tour past the district in which their hotel was located. Being budget travellers the area was "interesting". We took a photo (see attached) to show their mum! I got their permission to be cheeky. When we met up with them Callum was stirring his sister because the previous evening she had declared that "this area doesn't look familiar". Callum said it was a euphemism for "I'm lost". It became our catch cry for the rest of the day together. We had a great time together walking through the back streets ... read more

Not sure if I am putting off the jobs that need to be done before we leave in 3 days or really preparing for the trip by setting up our communications while we are away! Anyway this is the beginning.... we are very excited to be so close to departure but also a little worried about how much we will miss everyone being away for so long. I am sure that once we are under way the wonders of the places we are visiting will make the parting from family and friends worth the sacrifice.... read more