Easy Day

Slept in, Got up, had breakfast of eggs and rolls, Mom had cereal.

Harley and I walked up to the south end of town for groceries. Stopped at "the Bakery" for bread, some croissants, and a mince pie for mom. Harley and I split an apple turnover and a smoothie. Grocery shopping interesting - an eclectic mix of local and imported from the states, with prices written in sharpie on the box.

Stopped at fruit stand on way back for broccoli, cucumber and bananas, then started walking. A little further, a Guy with a golf cart offered us a ride - turns out he ( and granddaughter) are staying in the same condo complex.

After lunch, we investigated tours, and then spent time next to the pool, before heading back in and making dinner (spaghetti!). The weather changed as night rolled in, with it blowing hard - just like George the cab driver had said it was going to.

Dec 17

Got up, and had a breakfast prepared by the B&B, and gathered our things. Mom and I walked a local sidewalk promenade, while Harley walked to the bank and exchanged cash. He realized he had forgotten a hat (having lost his Tilley a while ago), and needed a hat so bought one at a local store, along with cheese & bread for the boat ride. A photo of the "sombrero of shame" will follow...

Taxi picked us up for the short ride to the water taxi, bought tickets and took off right at noon. The management had arranged for the taxi to meet us, and brought us down to the condo, dirt road and all. An orientation, and rest later, we headed down to the Black Orchid restaurant for dinner.

"The Sombrero of Shame"

Nicely decked out for Christmas, and a nice seafood meal later, we headed back to the condo for a rest.

 

Trip Down

Day started well, getting up on time, and airport ride arriving with time to spare - what was unexpected was the foot of snow that had fallen overnight! Mom had a good seat mate on ride to Houston, then we got a push from C gates to E gates - where she was ported right on to the plane! Slight moment of panic as I couldn't find Harley, but that's what happens when restroom is part of the line! Mom enjoyed her seat from Houston to Belize more (see photo).

Arrived, taxi to B&B, where we were greeted, shown the room, and given recommendations for dinner - Riverside Tavern. The place is nicely decorated for the season, which wee retold is a big occasion here.

 

Belize 2015

Getting ready! Testing out the settings to again make sure all is ready to go.

Christmas tree will still have a few presents under it when I get home.

Head to Calgary tomorrow, with a short time there before the early morning flight!

 

Volos

In Volos - sunny. Poor connectivity so will try again in Mykanos.

Athens

Day 1

Arrived in Athens after a long flight with a crying 4 yr old on seat next to us. Short walk from local metro station to hotel where we were greeted with a coffee and bottle of water, and given directions down to the Acropolis - the view from our lunch table.

Working the Metro quite well, it's 25C outside, and have done 4044 steps so far today

Getting ready!

The packing has commenced - the suitcase is stuffed and decisions being made as to what goes and what stays. Have a few last things to do to make sure all is organized, then we're off.

Testing adding a photo by putting in directions from the metro station to the hotel in Athens - we ended up right next to the U.S. Embassy!