Visitors arrive!

It's been quite a week all in all this week but we are now on easy time as we have visitors for a couple of weeks.

Picture: Effie doing her beautician stuff on Mantha's nails.

On Monday we went to have a look at another house at Vournikas, just above Vasiliki on Lefkada Island. We are thinking of moving before winter as the house we are currently living in although entirely beautiful in spring summer and autumn, id cold in winter and having no insulation and very a basic heating system is cold and expensive to keep warm. So that said we went to have a look at this other house which is owned by Tree & Mike and they are willing to let us rent it long term. Again it's a fantastic place with views over Vasiliki town and the Ionian Islands of Ithaka and Kefalonia. The house has proper insulation and heating fitted so it would be ideal for our use but I don't know if we are going to be able to afford it, we will be going back again on Sunday to discuss further with Mike & Tree and maybe take some photo's so I can show you.

Picture: Two fat lads out for a walk!

Sandra and I went out for a meal on Wednesday evening but first went for another drink and admire the views at Lake Zero, the lake was like a looking glass and the full depth of the surrounding mountains reflected in it's surface is a stunning spectacle. From there on to Babaknackers (good name isn't it?) a local taverna for an evening meal. This is the first evening Sandra and I have had a meal out together and on our own since we have been here and it was really enjoyable not to have to make any effort just eat and relish.

Early start on Wednesday morning for the three and half hour drive to Thessalonki Airport (Macedonia airport it's called) to pick up Jean and Allen after their flight from Cyprus. They arrived safely and they had just got outside the airport as we arrived so there was no parking to pay for. We stopped off at Metsovo, the sky resort, for our Lunch en route home although the snow is now confined to the higher reaches of the mountains it's still a very pretty place and has loads of people visiting. I don't think that we've really stopped talking since Al & Jean arrived apart from during the footy matches last night and the night before!

Picture: Jeans chilling in her jimjams...