In the morning we popped over to Mike and Roz' for coffee and a visit. We also had a fun night with some friends over for dinner who are really into music. Jonathan brought two guitars and an amp, and Ian brought a guitar from his extensive collection. After dinner, Maureen, Kath, Natalie and I were entertained and Adam was in his element with a guitar in his hands.
And what would a visit to Cyprus be without seeing our windmills up close and personal! Of course you have to take a picture of the goats along the way - not to mention one of the donkey we had to unravel from the tree he was tied to so he could reach his water.
Then out to Agatha's in our village for a dinner with Mike's Greek class, with Adam and Natalie in the spotlight with another group of friends.
The kids had the morning off on Thursday as Dale and I went up to our regular bridge group in Kouklia. They joined us for coffee afterwards and met that group as well, kinda like 'show-and-tell'.
Friday had us all at the gym working off some of our dinners. The weather was fabulous the whole time they were here, so there was also some time for sitting around the pool. No one went in the water though, as it is now too cold even for hardy Canadians.
Adam, Dale and Jonathan had a treat on Saturday as Natalie and I watched them going around the track on go-carts. Apparently they were quite fast as we saw them do a couple of spin outs - well Adam and Dale anyway. I think Jonathan has been practising.
Sunday was supposed to be a major hike, but as we were a bit too slow and 'some of us' worn out from go-carting, we went to the Aphrodite Hills Christmas Fair instead - followed by ice cream at the Pinguino in Paphos. I wonder why I gained a couple of pounds during their visit.
At least we went back to the gym on Monday and Natalie joined me for my pilates class. Later, Adam and Natalie dropped Dale and I off for bridge while they went into Geroskipou to the 'Millefeuille" which is a marvellous French patisserie that they remembered from last time. Then the kids picked us up and we joined a few of our bridge cronies for 'fish and chips' in Mandria.
Tuesday we met Linda and Peter in Paphos at '5th Floor' for a lovely lunch and back to their place for coffee and dessert. Adam and Natalie didn't get to meet everyone we know, but certainly some important ones.
On their last night we took them to the Anarita Tavern for ribs. They had been highly recommended and certainly lived up to our expectations.
Dale and I left the kids to get organized and packed up on Thursday morning as we attended our usual bridge session. After lunch, I took them all to the airport; Adam and Natalie back 'home' to their apartment while poor Dale had to head back to work. He had such a long stint home this time that at least we decided that we could handle retirement.
Anyway, I am back to my usual galavanting while trying to get enough done to keep this place in order. And winter has finally arrived - certainly not in a Canadian way as far as the temperature goes, but enough rain and thunder and lightening to rival storms in the prairies.
In the meantime, I am hoping that I will be able to join Dale for Christmas, but it is hard to plan as he doesn't have a schedule beyond the 20th yet. TBA!
I will post our Christmas letter for a quick recap of the year and again, wish you all a very Merry Christmas and the best of New Years.
Love and blessings,
Laurel
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