Saturday, September 09, 2006
What a summer! Part One.
Well, its been all quiet on the blog front for far too long. I plead extreme laziness and an inability to get on either of our two computers for long enough!
Its been a lovely summer. We started by getting on holiday straight away, and enjoyed two lovely weeks on mainland Greece near Kalamata. We've always said that we would never go to the Med in the summer as its too hot, but friends were going, and we got a great deal, so off we went. It was hot. But due to an onshore breeze each and every day it was bearable (in the shade). Walking anywhere reduced us to dripping wrecks.
The resort had loads of water sports for free, with free taster tuition, so after a VERY lazy start (I haven't spent so long on a sun lounger ever!) we took advantage of this. I learned to sail - and capsize - a one-person boat, and I learned the basics of sea kayaking. This last was exhilarating (but exhausting). Luckily the onshore breeze meant that you could stop paddling and still get back to shore!!!
We couldn't go to Greece without seeing something of the area, so we hired a car and took the kids to Olympia - the site of the original games. They still light the flame there every four years. Although the site itself is basically ruins, there was a lovely museum nearby which houses a wide selection of the finds from the site, which was wonderful - all the more so because it was air-conditioned.
Apart from a tour of the local peninsula on another day, that was all we did as it was really too hot for comfortable sightseeing AND the Greek drivers are mad!!!!! Talk about stressful driving. We nearly came to blows over who was going to drive.
All in all it was a great holiday, with everyone doing a bit of what they wanted to do and no pressure. What a way to start 6 weeks off!!
Its been a lovely summer. We started by getting on holiday straight away, and enjoyed two lovely weeks on mainland Greece near Kalamata. We've always said that we would never go to the Med in the summer as its too hot, but friends were going, and we got a great deal, so off we went. It was hot. But due to an onshore breeze each and every day it was bearable (in the shade). Walking anywhere reduced us to dripping wrecks.
The resort had loads of water sports for free, with free taster tuition, so after a VERY lazy start (I haven't spent so long on a sun lounger ever!) we took advantage of this. I learned to sail - and capsize - a one-person boat, and I learned the basics of sea kayaking. This last was exhilarating (but exhausting). Luckily the onshore breeze meant that you could stop paddling and still get back to shore!!!
We couldn't go to Greece without seeing something of the area, so we hired a car and took the kids to Olympia - the site of the original games. They still light the flame there every four years. Although the site itself is basically ruins, there was a lovely museum nearby which houses a wide selection of the finds from the site, which was wonderful - all the more so because it was air-conditioned.
Apart from a tour of the local peninsula on another day, that was all we did as it was really too hot for comfortable sightseeing AND the Greek drivers are mad!!!!! Talk about stressful driving. We nearly came to blows over who was going to drive.
All in all it was a great holiday, with everyone doing a bit of what they wanted to do and no pressure. What a way to start 6 weeks off!!
