Feeling hot, hot, hot!

Hello there - I'm home! Mr JK and I arrived back from two weeks in Greece on Saturday evening. We had a fabulous time, relaxing in the sunshine. For the whole fortnight, I didn't even see a wisp of a cloud. The sky was a beautiful blue,

the sand was golden,

and the sea was warm!

It was Hot - Very, Very Hot! One day the temperature in the sun showed us why we felt like we were melting!

(Apologies for the marks on the photo - I didn't realise that the lens was dirty!)

This was our view for much of the holiday.

We spent our days relaxing on the beach, in the shade of the trees. Apart from going into the sea, these were my favourite ways of passing the time.

We met Henrycat's big fat Greek cousin, a resident in one of our favourite tavernas,

where we enjoyed delicious food - tzatziki, saganaki and tomato and cucumber salad. Mmmmm!

The bougainvillea was in full bloom,

as was the hibiscus,

and the olives were getting ready for harvest in October.

We watched the fishing boats in the harbour,

and I shuddered at the squid hanging out to dry in the sun!

We enjoyed fresh orange juice and Greek pastries - yum yum!

and Mr JK enjoyed the odd ouzo or two!

We took a trip to a neighbouring island, Nisyros, and visited a volcano.

We walked on the crater, feeling the heat from the holes - hot enough to boil water and fry an egg! The sulphur smell was extremely stinky!!

We wandered through the narrow winding streets in Mandraki, the main town on Nisyros, ooh-ing and aah-ing at all the pretty buildings.

A great holiday! I'll show you how I got on with the knitting next time! See you soon! xx