Greece

Well we left Israel with no dramas other than taking about 2 hours to get through all the check points before even getting to the check in counter. On landing in Athens we were meet by Jo at the airport. Carly and Jo were all smiles on seeing each other and I was quick to discover my new pecking order :-) We arrived at Hotel Olympia and checked in. The room was nice and we had a TV that seemed to just have XRated shows and opera.....crazy mix. Just the one night in Athens and the next day we were on a ferry for Mykonos Island (Acropolis will wait until we get back). The island was everything we wanted and more. All the houses were painted white with blue trims around the window shutters and doors. The first night on the island we had and nice dinner over looking the habour with a couple of quiets afterwards. The next we wake up and the weather had taken a turn for the worse (great day for my birthday). While it was not raining the wind had picked up and reminded me of Wellington. We were not to be put off so took the opportunity to hire a car and tour the island. It was the first time I have driven a right handed car but soon had the grasp. First stop was Paradise beach. Imperssion would have been good had the waves not been crashing so close up on the beach and the weather had of been hot. Next stop the other town at the top of the island (forget the name). We found a nice little cafe and spent an hour over coffee, bread and dips. After driving to the other end of the Mykonos and watching the weather pack in we headed back to the hotel. Later that night we all went out for a meal. I had put in a request for seafood and a good bottle of wine. Well that was the start of a big night. To cut a long story short we meet up with some locals that showed us the bars of Mykonos........come 4am we were staggering back into the hotel with Jo falling down the steps (she is OK). We have nicknamed her Angle after that night as she showed us her dancing skills at the last bar we went to.....very graceful :-) After 3 nights on the island we headed back for the mainland. We had an overnight ferry this time round thinking we could save on accommodation.......wrong!!!! People were spread out all over the boat so could not find anywhere good to sleep. I had an old dude next to me that was doing his best to sink the ship with his snoring. Yes not a wink of sleep to be had!!!! Getting back to Athens (5.30am) we made an executive decision to hire a room for half a day for some much needed sleep. We found a really nice old couple that ran a hotel right under the Acropolis so caught 5 hours before getting up to tour the famous site. The Acropolis was great! You could see all over Athens up the top and while there was some scaffolding it did not take away from the magic of it all......got the photo so we were off. We have a plane to catch for Rome, Italy!!!! We don't have any accommodation booked so are going to wing it!!!! Will fill you in on how that went later.