Zouvenia at Pachna

We took the short drive up to the village of Pachna for Sunday lunch at Linos Tavern. Lunch was served on a vine-covered terrace with great views of the valley that sweeps down to the sea.

After the lunch the owner brought us a bottle of the local zouvenia, strong stuff that is drunk with raisins.

Book Launch and Shelley

Val and Giles were kind enough to invite us to their birthday party, the event was held in their garden that has outstanding views over the Akratiri headland.

A superb hot buffet was served and live music helped the party go with a swing.

Mandy's niece, Shelley, along with Chloe and Alfie flew in from Birmingham, UK for a weeks holiday in the Coral Bay area of Cyprus.

Final Day Ice cream

The Birmingham crew spent their final day relaxing, until the arrival of "Rambo the Ice cream man", when their excitement knew no bounds.

Blue Lagoon and BBQ

Our vistors from Birmingham continued their holiday with a boat trip from Latchi, where they enjoyed the Crystal clear water of the Blue lagoon.

We then took them to the village of Mandria and enjoyed watching the sun set over the town of Paphos.

We then organised a poolside BBQ at Liberty street, just don't mention who played the fool on the Space Hopper.

Kyrena Beach

We finished the weekend off by going down to Kyrena beach for our old favourite, fish and chips.

Lynne and John's wedding party

We were kindly invited to Lynne and John's wedding party that was held in the Pissouriana. A large turnout of family and friends made for a lovely evening.

Family Visitors from Birmingham

Mark, Emma, Jemma and James flew in from Birmingham. The Cypriot sunshine came as a welcome relief from a rain soaked UK.

Cooling off in the pool was a first day priority.

Mary travelled to Italy to attend her brother's wedding. The ceremony took place in the Tuscany region.

Cricket Groupies

News from Cardiff reaches us that Kenny and Craig attended the first Ashes test, obviously supporting the Aussies.

Ex England players David Gower and Alec Stewart bumped into the a couple of old real pro's.

Celestial Cyprus

Our Friends over at Celestial Cyprus launch their New Video on Youtube...take a look.

Ayia Napa

Driving from the crowds at Ayia Napa, we headed over to the undeveloped peninsula of Cape Greco. This is an area of spectacular rock formations, large sea caves and some superb views.

A short drive North took us to Protaros is well know for its sandy beach and clear water at Fig Tree Bay and time for us to take a cooling swim in the sea.

Heading West we stopped off at the village of Kalavassos, which is regarded as one of the oldest villages in Cyprus.

Close to Kalvassos is Choirokoitia, which is a Neolithic village that dates back to the 9th Millenium B.C. This World heritage site is still undergoing excavation and a replica of the Neolithic village has been constructed on site.

Our final stop was at the coastal village Zigi has several seafood restaurants and we enjoyed a fresh fish meze at Mario’s

A trip to Eastern Cyprus

Along with our friends, Steve & Mary, we decided to spend a weekend exploring the Eastern side of Cyprus, we made our base in the town of Larnaca.

On our first day we drove over to Potomos, (Potamos in Greek means creek.) On a small sea inlet there is a hidden fishing shelter with numerous small, brightly coloured boats that land their catches on rickety pontoons.

We then moved onto the resort of Ayia Napa, with is numerous themed bars and crowded beaches, we stayed long enough for a cool drink and a spot of people watching.

Abba Dabbado

The Abba Dabbado tribute band played at the Pissouri Amphitheartre. A large crowd and a terrific family atmosphere made for great night.

One member of the audience did make a numpty of themselves, the question is, was the Milk Tray Man ivolved yet again ?