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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

Barnfred 55 said:
Well I've had what I'd call a good day. Had a nice lunch at my usual restaurant in Falmouth overlooking the marina. Then went to watch the new Indiana Jones film which I quite enjoyed. As I was renewing my membership card the lad looked at me and said "this is coming up as a concession". That's right I said. "But you don't look old enough". Get In!!!

Did some shopping and got the bus home and was preparing tea when the phone went. It was the neighbour. Fancy a cruise Al? We've just booked one with no single supplement going to Norway and Iceland and even stopping in Liverpool on the way back. So I've booked it. 21 nights leaving on the 8th August at a simply staggering price. It's not costing much more than it did to go room only to The Isles of Scilly for a week and I've even got a balcony. The only down side is it leaves on the night I was meant to be seeing the AC/DC and Guns n Roses tribute bands in Falmouth, which I've been really looking forward to.

The second downside is I'll need to iron some shirts. Where's Blue when you need him.lol
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Sounds fantastic- I bet they have someone to iron your stuff on the boat
 
Barnfred 55 said:
Well I've had what I'd call a good day. Had a nice lunch at my usual restaurant in Falmouth overlooking the marina. Then went to watch the new Indiana Jones film which I quite enjoyed. As I was renewing my membership card the lad looked at me and said "this is coming up as a concession". That's right I said. "But you don't look old enough". Get In!!!

Did some shopping and got the bus home and was preparing tea when the phone went. It was the neighbour. Fancy a cruise Al? We've just booked one with no single supplement going to Norway and Iceland and even stopping in Liverpool on the way back. So I've booked it. 21 nights leaving on the 8th August at a simply staggering price. It's not costing much more than it did to go room only to The Isles of Scilly for a week and I've even got a balcony. The only down side is it leaves on the night I was meant to be seeing the AC/DC and Guns n Roses tribute bands in Falmouth, which I've been really looking forward to.

The second downside is I'll need to iron some shirts. Where's Blue when you need him.lol
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Fantastic mate. You will have a great time. I loved Norway. Enjoy!
 
Val P said:
Me too - I’ve not been home long but already I’m taking cheeky looks at flights. May have to skip going again this summer as our only son is getting married in September and we have a lot on leading up to the wedding. We had vague plans to buy a property in Greece when we retired but health issues and Brexit put a stop to that. I’m actually glad now as we get to see so many different islands when we do our annual hop.
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You've hit the nail on the head Val . We had a place in France , it was lovely, but stopped us exploring.
 

Val P said:
Is that in Liverpool 😮. I’ve seen them in my friends garden in London but didn’t know they’d come north
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Yes. Apparently they have been seen in Sefton Park, Princes Park and Cressington Park - all close to where we lived. He sent me a link from the Echo which I can't post on here- it's banned. They seem to think they were originally escaped pets who have settled into the parks and bred.
 
Val P said:
I’ve not been to Kefalonia but I’ve heard it’s nicer than Zante. We stay in a very quiet place called Porto Roma when we go to Zante. You definitely need a car. I personally would not stay in the resorts and prefer to be a bit more isolated - I think the Porto Roma/Gerakas/vassilikos area is the nicest but as I said there are not many amenities and it tends to be villas and rooms/apartments rather than big hotels at that end of the island although there are one or two - the Porto Roma Hotel and the Belvedere are small. I think it’s such a personal thing why we like holiday places so I am always reluctant to recommend to be honest.
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I can recommend Kefalonia. We stay in a lovely little resort called Lourdas. The apartment is right on the beach with a handful of tavernas within 10 minutes walk ond only 20 minutes cab from the airport. 500€ for the week , it's a steal.
 
jazzy said:
I can recommend Kefalonia. We stay in a lovely little resort called Lourdas. The apartment is right on the beach with a handful of tavernas within 10 minutes walk ond only 20 minutes cab from the airport. 500€ for the week , it's a steal.
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Sounds just up our street- I’m toying with an Ionian hop next year so I may come back to you for details. All my hops so far have been in the Cyclades so I possibly feel ready for a change and I’m not sure about the Dodecanes. My son and his partner went to Kefalonia last September and loved it.
 

Val P said:
Sounds just up our street- I’m toying with an Ionian hop next year so I may come back to you for details. All my hops so far have been in the Cyclades so I possibly feel ready for a change and I’m not sure about the Dodecanes. My son and his partner went to Kefalonia last September and loved it.
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Actually the Dodecanese are my favourites. Love Symi , Rhodes ( especially Lindos) , Kalymnos and Telendos
 

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