Return to Greece

Today is the first day of our family holiday; which unfortunately meant getting up at a ridiculously early time in order to be processed at the airport. But today we had my niece travelling with us; which was actually quite fun. We played bumper cars in the queue for our suitcases while waiting to check our bags in (Mum thought it was quite handy for us to check in on-line, but as we had to queue anyway; this made it seem rather pointless!) We had to wave off the push chair as it was checked into the holding, then nearly lost her at security as she ran off to explore the ‘big room! Once in the departure lounge, we didn’t have a lot of time to get breakfast; but luckily the food was served very quickly and by breakfast burger was very nice, despite being a bit pricey. It felt a bit strange that we had to wait longer for our coffees though. After some more niece chasing at the departure gate to stop her getting onto the wrong plane; we boarded then were told there was an hour’s delay at Kefallinia and all we could do was sit.

Fortunately the airspace cleared half an away later, allowing us to float away on our travels. As we approached the landing, I totally forgot about my ear plugs and sure enough my ears popped to the point of bleeding. Then at Greek passport control we nearly lost Chloe again as she just walked underneath the booth and into the country! We quickly claimed our bags then were herded onto the coach for a quick nap; as apparently our tour guide was not joining us. I was quite surprised at just how narrow the roads were; even en route to the island’s airport! I was just glad that I wasn’t driving. We arrived at the hotel in the early afternoon, and Dad caused a bit of chaos by heading straight to the bar while the manager was trying to get him to stay at the reception to tell him what is available. But other than that, we are here!