So yesterday I arrived

 So yesterday I arrived back from a fantastic holiday. I always think if you have a holiday and close friends are living where you are going, it makes the experience so much better. This time I lucked in, the weather was fantastic, the Greek Island Sifnos was nice and quiet and the three friends who live there did an absolutely wonderful job in showing me their home and introduced me to many of their friends and lovely places they know ( including an island they had not been to before )


I now understand why they love living there so much. Greek islands are usually very photogenic and Sifnos is no exception. All of my friends have integrated so well into their new home, it’s just so nice to wander through the streets and see their interactions with the locals ( not so much with one of them and the local cats and lizards!) I haven’t just come back with an enhanced suntan, I have returned with a love of this place, more on that in later posts.


So here  are a few photos, more to come and more ramblings from me in the next few days.


From top down,  ferry heading to Sifnos, my hotel pool, Kamares at night, and one of my friends waiting for me, while keeping an eye on the local goat population.







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