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More beaches
Our last day was a full one---- Our flight was delayed 2 hours so Michael got the car rental extended at no cost and off we went again--to --yes--another perfect beach!
Bob Head
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Relaxation
We spent today (July 3rd) climbing a hill overlooking Sami--to Ag. Fanentes --ruins of an Acropolis and monastery destroyed in the 1953 earthquake then on Antisamos beach where you can get three loungers, sun-shade and drink service all for 9 euros a day! Michael tried wakeboarding and succeeded
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Trials and tributes
At this point-if you are enjoying this blog--it is appropriate to thank our Caringbah French student classmate Marilyn -- who insisted that we should produce a blog on our travels. Thanks Marilyn--I'm enjoying doing it. It is strange to be somewhere where we cannot speak a
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Ithaca Island
Thursday July 1st--Ferry to Ithaca -island of Homer and his Iliad--although the evidence of the rich history of this island is hard to find. The tourist dept keeps it very clean and the buildings are all newly painted in those 'Greek' two-tone colours. The island
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It's not what you know...
Tuesday 29th-- a day spent at another splendid beach -Myrtos, close to this port town of Sami--which has a 3000 year old history. We are driving a four-door Ford Focus --quite adequate for us.We visited Aghia Efimia and Myrtos and Michael and mary did a hill-top
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An Ionian paradise
After just Saturday June 26th in London, spent with Doug and Jane, we left on Sunday June 27th with Michael for Lassi in Kefallonia -an Ionian island and the place made famous by the book 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. Michael who booked and prepaid the accommodation, was
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Moving along
Our last night, Friday 25th, was spent in Marseilles with Capucine's twin sister Barbara and their mother, Lyn. Friday 25th we left France via Marseilles for London and to Jacqui's flat--but only to clear our things and move to Michael's 'flashy'
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Ear care
Somewhere near this entry is a picture of the damage done in the floods at Draguinon. I should also mention that I had a slight ear problem after swimming in a lake here and after visiting a hearing shop who recommended me to a local ear specialist--I had my
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Fete de St John --Aix en Provence
There is a pic near here of Capucine's mother Lyn and another one of her many friends. The night of the fete de St John was a splendid affair, with dancing in the streets, around large open fires and costumed people--one in particular -- a mother and child-
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The week so far
During the week, torrential rain devastated a local village, Draguinan, causing about 30 lost lives there. We saw the state of the town a few days later. In Aups we had incredible rain (great to have our Gortex and water-proof trousers!) but it was all shortlived and most of
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An old inventor
Highlights of this week included kayaking on the Gorge de Verdon and visiting many enchanting villages -Cotignac, Tour Tour, Moustiers and Castellane, also St Tropez. For the technically minded among you--the french invented modern cement and were the first to make and patent a reinforced concrete structure (a boat
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Starting out in France
At Nice airport , Sunday June 13th,we collected a Citroen C5 'tout neuf' and drove to our 'Cabanon' at Aups (pron 'Ops') - charming medieval town in central Provence--pic of daughter Jacqui and Tom