...and tomorrow for old England we sail...

Siesta for the worker.

Eh - huh - erm what time is it?

 Well not tomorrow but 6:30 Saturday morning we set off on-board the Hellenic Spirit bound for Venice.  We found that we needed to change our plans last Saturday after speaking to Sandra's dad and the boys.  Her dad is struggling a bit at the moment, what with thinking about my problems and also his long term hospital appointments have been changed to an hospital forty miles further away, on top of this he has hurt his back and is finding mobility a problem.  Along with a few other things which will remain nameless we thought we would head north a couple of months earlier than we originally planned.

 This has meant Altering our existing ferry bookings and getting all the skittles in a line for an early exit.  We did have a slight hiccough with Anek as our first booking was done on a deal and thus none refundable but we've sorted that out now.

5:30 am the world at peace.

Sivota reflections.

It will mean that I can get into the NHS system a little earlier than planned and I know this is a great relief  for Sanny as she thinks that the physiotherapy available here is not really intensive enough for me.  She just want me slaving for her once again really.  It does however mean that the diabetes and hypertension etc. can be looked at by our own GP who we have been in touch with and they are more than helpful with this situation.  I would have liked another couple of months in the sun to recuperate but we would never forgive ourselves if anything happened to Geoff  in the interim time.

and by night.

There are many people who we would both like to thank for all the help, assistance and just pure good will they have shown us over the last four weeks (yes it's four weeks tomorrow since it happened) the list is too long but you all know who you are and we have tried to show our gratitude directly but if you didn't get the cheque we left we'll send it through the post!

We should be back on the ferry in Hull at around 08:30 Tuesday morning but if we don't get off it's because we'll still be asleep in the cabin.  To those in the UK see you soon and don't forget to vote.  To those here hopefully with a following wind we'll be back in September, if you see anyone leaving the marina in our boat, stop em!

Thanks again, Les & Sanny.