The rundown begins...

Well, this week as started with a radical change in the weather, as the sun has vanished from Britain it's found it's way back here where it belongs. We had a week or so of heavy showers and quite cool (in comparison to UK) but Sunday showed an improvement which has got better ever since.

Picture: Dawn and Graham getting off the ferry at Igoumenitsa.

On Monday we went to Corfu to pick up Graham and Dawn who are here to spend a couple of weeks in the Sun. We caught the 9:30 ferry from Igoumenitsa to Corfu which takes about an hour and a quarter then a taxi to the airport only about a quarter of an hours ride away, so this meant that we were in the Airport about an hour and a half before their plane arrived from the UK.

Picture: Having a drinky at Coulers Kafenion in Assos.

No problem for us as we just had a coffee and watched all the punters going home from their holidays with long miserable faces while thinking to ourselves that we don't have to do that anymore, no work on Monday for us!!

Dawn and Graham arrived safely and on time and were full of praise for the helpful efficient service of Jet2.com, we got the Taxi back to Mandraki Harbour for the ferry back to the mainland. The Taxi was 13 euro coming back as against 10 euro going out but I suppose there were 4 people and luggage not 2 without going. Super ferry trip back which and a meal in a taverna in Igoumenitsa town - the Cookie Monsters had arrived.

Picture: Dawn, Sandra & Graham having a well earned rest on some old seats at the side of the road.

We had a pleasant trip back to Assos pointing out the notable things which were en route and catching up on all the news from home. Dawn and Graham having had a 4am start were tired and went to bed early, it was 14 hours before they surfaced again!!

Picture: Dawn and Graham at Vonitsa taking the air!

The rest of this week has been spent taking them around the area seeing the sights. Before leaving the UK they couldn't get any 35mm film so rather then them not be able to record their stay here we've lent them Sandra's digital camera and in the first two days I've got about 100 photo's on my PC god knows how much the developing would have cost if they had got any film.

Anyway we now have less than 2 weeks to go before we set off back to Blighty to see all the family we have missed dearly shame they can't all get out here but it is always said the absence makes the heart grow fonder. Graham and Dawn will be travelling home with us overland and leaving here on the 8th June getting back to the UK on the 10th all being well.