Kayaking
We went to Saltram House (NT) next day (Wednesday July 8th) --home of many paintings by Reynolds and the next day were treated to the sight of the RNLI Rescue Boat rescuing a couple of kayakers who got into difficulty at sea. We had a long chat with them after
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Hope Cove is an enchanting old smuggler's village with exceptional countryside and local walks. Our first guests (long-standing friends) arrived next morning from Farnham. Mary went swimming in the sea at 14 Deg C!
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Tuesday July 6th, we took a number 27 bus, in rush hour, through London to Paddington Station--hour and half--in which we must have seen about 500 people get on and off the bus, from 68 nations--then a fast, clean, on-time train to Plymouth where we went
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Monday July 5th ---a day spent repacking and washing clothes and making 'phone calls---(including ALL Michael's washing for last month!)
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Can't leave without the pic of Mary buying souvenirs (and treating herself .!) in nearby shop. Shop assistant is genuine Kefallonian girl, also a pic of a grand cave in the hills, at Drogerati. Sunday July 4th--finally left two hours late--causing Michael to have to drive his
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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!
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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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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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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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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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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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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'