The thread started by Pollychops prompted us out of our winter slumbers and actually doing something about this years travels.
We have always hankered after either travelling to Symi via Athens and the Blue Star, or having three weeks on Symi and staying in two different places.
Our visits in recent years has been a week in May and two in Sept / Oct and we have to admit that the one week goes past in a blink of an eye and even two weeks seems too short nowadays.
The last time we stayed three weeks we stayed with the marvellous Frank & Eva at Taxiarchis, that was a few years ago and was memorable.
So yesterday we got to work on the websites and it is all change for 2018.
We will fly for the first time from Luton.
We have still to work out the logistics for the trip from Mid Wales to Luton.
We are booked on the 14::00 EasyJet flight on Wednesday 19th September, landing Diagoras at 20:00, so we have booked a night in our favourite Best Western Plaza. We thought about returning to Koykos but as we will be arriving late and heading off early next morning we wouldn’t get the full benefit of that hotel.
We will get a morning ferry on the Thursday (still to be arranged) and will be staying in Pedi (booked through Bookings.com) for the first 6 nights. Our host has already emailed us a welcome note
Then the following Wednesday we head to Yialos for two weeks. We return on the 20:40 flight on 10th October so late into Luton and so Holiday Inn Express, described as the nearest hotel to the airport, booked for that night.
So it’s done.
It’s in the bag.
Seems a long time to wait.
Don’t know how we will fare without our May visit.
But the countdown starts now.
(Now to think about this family wedding in June in Sorento & a holiday voucher we have for a short break on Loch Awe )