My brother will be coming with us. I think this will be great, I am sure he will enjoy Cyprus, and it will help keep him occupied. I don't have many photographs of Kilo but this one of him and Ants should be OK. I am looking forward to sitting in a cafe drinking the local coffee; on one visit I did make a genuine accidental faux pas of ordering Turkish coffee in a bar in Polis, I think this has stuck in my mind more than it would have done the lady who served us. I am also looking forward to the food. The pitta bread there is far nicer than any I have found in supermarkets here, stuffed with grilled haloumi tomato and ham, I feel hungry just remembering it. My bag is already packed, this is more because I didn't unpack it since my last visit to my parents than preparation for the holiday, I will probably need to check it briefly to make sure all essentials are still there.

I wasn't going on holiday this year but things change. Work is the busiest it has been ever and yet i'm planning to go away; some have even said I have to go I wonder if I have become more grumpy than usual. I'm not even sure if I will be able to do this blog this time as I may have no internet and I don't really want to pay roaming charges, if I write with pen n paper I fear it would be left unfinished as the Japan one is. Perhaps its like a good book where you don't read the last chapter as you don't want the story to end, i'm sure other people must do this as well.

This will be my 4th time in this country and in the same area. I think its because I find familiar things easier, slightly less anxiety in the run up. My excuse this time is that we have hired an apartment and will be getting a hire car from the airport, both are new experiences to me (not completely because I have hired cottages in Ireland, but at least there I sort of speak the same language as the natives. I know only a couple of words in Greek but only by sound and not by meaning which is ok when ordering a coffee but less useful when negotiating car rental agreements. I pray Costas and I will have no communication issues). Currently my Mum and Dad and David will be making the trip with me, In reality I am making the trip with them but it is my blog. My brother may also come, we await news of the health of his dog which has been poor ever since he inherited it and is now declining rapidly. I don't particularly have much fondness for dogs but my brother is especially attached to this one so will be sad when it does have to sleep. We will be staying across the road from the tomb of the kings area, a 20-30 minute walk to the harbor area and a little less to the market. I imagine we will drive most places but should work out cheaper than public transport.