What Awaits in Greece?

What Awaits in Greece?

Greek Heat!

A Different Daily Pattern

11 o'clock Coffee Time

Folk on the Terrace playing with their Comboloi

Anestis and our Grandchildren

Visits from Greek Neighbours

Another House and Garden

Lots of Watering

And Lots of Weeding

Beaches and Tavernas

Walks to the Castro

Sand so hot you can hardly walk on it

Warm seas, even at sunset!

Romantic evenings in tavernas

Friends and Family

Never less than six or seven for lunch

Friends from Australia

Takis with one of his daughters 

Our yearly visitors

For how much longer?

The Gray and Happy Wanderers

Pre-empting trouble is the way to go
to Europe. Smaller cases, easy to reach.
Better to lift off a carousel, and each
colourful enough our own to know.

First, visiting banks to get euro bills
tho’ sleepy from travel and jet lag.
We’ll sightsee slowly ‘til we’re past travel-sag,
Buoyed by supplies of our doctor’s pills.

Then, careful plan when choosing routes.
We’ll use public transport, and nice B&Bs 
with clean soft beds our limbs to ease.  
Glad that we packed our walking boots.

We hope to encounter a friendly host.
And after a sleep find the very best
breakfast of bacon and eggs. 
Then, perhaps, lunch with an English roast.

Sharing photos of what we’ve seen
with others of a similar ilk,
and chatting with them over a cup of tea 
we’ll note the places where we’ve all been. 

We’ll try to choose cheap eats and stays -
but we can if we wish sometimes sin
and book into a five star inn
with luxury beds and luxurious ways.

With only one outing planned for each day, 
plus toilets-stops and a coffee and bun. 
This limited schedule is OK 
for older folks on a holiday stay.     

Wanting awesome and stunning sights, 
Cathedrals, museums, will fill our tour. 
Then early to bed to rest our feet, 
not for us clubs and city lights.

Visiting our rellies, many younger few older,
we grey wanderers may feel our age.
But chuffed by those who express their surprise,
that adventurous still we’ve become bolder.

And for the few more years we’re able to roam
we’ll garner our strength and enjoy each day.
For the effort is worth the bliss at the end 
when the journey’s done and we return back home!

julia catton