More Crete Photos

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Originally uploaded by Ariadne2007.

Suffering from cabin fever after the third dull winter day in a row, so the only alternative is to think of the good times on Crete. Today I discovered some photos on a small picture card, that I had to use for a couple of days until I had downloaded my regular card. This one is of Janine & Annie taken during our walk around the village. There are other pics on flickr for friends & family to check out.

Soggy days

The Mamas & Papa at the Acropolis

It hasn't stopped raining since we got back from Greece, & it seems as if it's going to get worse. So I've been checking out some of my holiday pics to cheer myself up. I'm having trouble uploading pics from Picasa Web to my blog, although you can check them out via the Picasa link on the left.
After a couple of days the sun is now shining & I was able to upload pics from my computer. Only on Crete - a breakfast raki in Adoni's village!

Home again

A distant memory now.

Arrived Auckland Sunday morning. The thought of 9 degrees Celsius, was pretty daunting, but the sun was shining & it didn't seem that bad at all. Janine & I traveled on the shuttle to Tauranga, & the clear, sunny weather made for a pretty good trip. We stayed the night with Chris, Maureen's sister, & Bunny came over the next morning to drive us back to Opotiki. It was great to see Kerry waiting for us when we got back here. Tama was overjoyed to see us, & almost knocked me off my feet in his excitement. After a nice lunch of pizza & Bunny's great pumpkin soup, Janine had to drive back to Taupo - not the best thing to do while feeling tired & jet-lagged. Today I drove into town - reminding myself to keep left all the way. The first thing I did was buy myself a warm coat & another pair of thermals. Now I have to hunt out my things for work tomorrow. Oh well back to reality

Transit in Singapore

Using the free internet in Changi airport. Left Athens about 12 hours ago & had a good flight. My plan t0 book us into a window & aisle seat worked this time, with no one in the middle seat. However, the next leg looks as if it's pretty full so maybe we won't be so lucky. We were going to check out the free City tour, but apparently it could take longer than 2 hours by the time we get back to this terminal where the airport hotel is. If we don't turn up on time we're likely to lose our room, so we've decided to stay put. Plenty of stuff to do here in the meantime, & comfy seats as well. The holiday is over - too bad!

Back in Athens

After a noisy trip on the ferry last night it's good to be back in Athens again. Yianni welcomed us & got us into our same room as earlier at 9.00am. Had a bit of a rest with air con on before heading out to email. Was able to check us in via internet for both flights home, so that's a job well done. Later we'll be checking out our favourite souvlaki place for a great meal. These posts are not very rivetting I know, but at least you know we're still here. Have heard nothing from home, so I guess that no news is good news.

Last day on Crete

Tonight Janine & I take the overnight ferry to Athens. The weather has been wonderful for most of our trip, just one afternoon of thunderstorm & rain in the mountains. The biggest disappointment for me was not being able to catch up with Inge & Willem while we were all on the Island. Over the past few days we have spent time at the hostel catching up with old friends, & staying with Annie & Dave at their beautiful place in Orne. While there we drove to two of the most unspoilt beaches on Crete.