It feels like an age since we were chillin in the warm sunshine of Crete, in actual fact it was only just over a week ago, it must be the grey skies of the UK that fades the memories as quickly as the tan lines. I snapped this picture of a little chapel in the grounds of the hotel we stayed at, I love the way the blue in the flag is as rich and deep an azure as the sea in the background, a traditional scene for that place.
Talking of blue seas, on one of the days I chartered the yacht (LHS above) and we sailed around some of the minor islands near to where we were staying. It was a lovely day and everyone had a great time swimming in the sea in several sheltered coves that we visited. On the right hand photo you can see my Son and his girlfriend doing their best impersonation of "Titanic", fortunately there were no icebergs to strike this far South! While out and about on the yacht we came across a big old cave that (according to Google maps) was once used by the famous Ottoman Corsair Barbarossa, take that with a large pinch of Mediterranean sea salt! (see photo below)
The week that we had there seemed to pass all to quickly, soon it was time to head home but there was one more surprise in store. As we took our seats on the flight home to Heathrow I caught the eye of the chap sitting next to my Daughter and in front of me, you know when you get that feeling that you know someone but can't quite place them! I thought about it for a second and realised that the person was Private Eye editor and TV pundit Ian Hislop! I texted my daughter but she had no idea who he was and didn't even get a selfie, ah well the innocence of youth! Anyway I sneakily took a picture of the back of his head (see below) for posterity, I hope he doesn't mind..
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