Glad tidings and Sad tidings...

Flash at the bash.

Mixed bag this week, starting with the inimitable Flash and his Birthday bonanza at Ev Zyn.  We had a couple of drinks in Porto prior to going to the restaurant and then, as usual, a great meal at Alex's place.  Flash was very well behaved all evening and there was no repetition of the last time we went to his birthday party there about six years ago when Maureen and Debbie tried to give him an impromptu hair cut with a pen knife.  Poor old lad, it's not everyday you get to fifty one, although mentally I think you could easily knock the one from the end!

Never a Flash without a flame.

 I think there was about twenty five or so people there and there was also another big party of people at the other side of the restaurant so Alex did well to cope with it all.  I hope Flash's eyebrows have grown back since blowing out (or not) the candles.  Good luck mate and a safe trip back to the UK this weekend.

Happier times, Alison and Pete at the wedding last year.

...and with us going to Metsovo.

Sad news for us that the Katoghi restaurant has closed for business and is up for sale so on Tuesday we hired a car to take Alison to Igoumenitsa to catch the ferry over to Corfu from where she was flying back to the UK.  She seemed sad to be leaving but left us with the impression that she wouldn't be thinking about returning here in the foreseeable future.  Pete had to oversee the transportation of their worldly goods back to the UK via a 7.5 tonne truck.  This didn't happen until Tuesday evening so we had another sad day on Wednesday taking Pete to Preveza to catch Sky Express to Corfu from where he has flown onwards to the UK today.

We will really miss both you guys and hopefully at some point in the future our paths will cross once again.  Good Luck both.