1st - 4th October
We left Syvota and our villa at about 10am. Drove to Lekkada town where we had another wander around these pretty alleyway streets and a coffee in the square. Then bade our farewell to Lefkas island and headed back to Parga and the Kanali Village apartments where we started our hols. We had an upgrade room on the first floor this time and could see Valtos beach from our balcony. Very basic accommodation but all we need.
The next morning whilst idly looking at BBC news online, we saw that Monarch airlines had gone bust. Given that we were 3 days away from travelling back to the UK with them, this was slightly alarming. We logged on to the advised website and were informed that we needed to check back about our flight.
This slightly marred our time here as we were considering the options we had and whether to ring our insurers as to what they would cover in respect of further car hire and accommodation. We are very lucky that we do not have jobs to get back to or pressing commitments of course and actually couldn't think of a nicer place to be stranded for a short time.
2 more days of beach, swimming and eating and drinking and we now are reassured that the chartered flight back is on time. Tomorrow we shall see.
Meanwhile goodbye this lovely country of olive and Cyprus trees and dry, dusty countryside, kindly people, hot sunshine and warm glittering seas.
As a postscript, our chartered flight was on time and more comfortable than a Monarch plane, so a pleasant journey home, connecting well with a train from Gatwick to Emsworth with one brief change.
Home again with the fire alight in the evening, but we are glad to have warm English Autumn weather in the day. Now to try and tame the garden again!
view of Valtos beach
We left Syvota and our villa at about 10am. Drove to Lekkada town where we had another wander around these pretty alleyway streets and a coffee in the square. Then bade our farewell to Lefkas island and headed back to Parga and the Kanali Village apartments where we started our hols. We had an upgrade room on the first floor this time and could see Valtos beach from our balcony. Very basic accommodation but all we need.
The next morning whilst idly looking at BBC news online, we saw that Monarch airlines had gone bust. Given that we were 3 days away from travelling back to the UK with them, this was slightly alarming. We logged on to the advised website and were informed that we needed to check back about our flight.
This slightly marred our time here as we were considering the options we had and whether to ring our insurers as to what they would cover in respect of further car hire and accommodation. We are very lucky that we do not have jobs to get back to or pressing commitments of course and actually couldn't think of a nicer place to be stranded for a short time.
2 more days of beach, swimming and eating and drinking and we now are reassured that the chartered flight back is on time. Tomorrow we shall see.
Meanwhile goodbye this lovely country of olive and Cyprus trees and dry, dusty countryside, kindly people, hot sunshine and warm glittering seas.
As a postscript, our chartered flight was on time and more comfortable than a Monarch plane, so a pleasant journey home, connecting well with a train from Gatwick to Emsworth with one brief change.
Home again with the fire alight in the evening, but we are glad to have warm English Autumn weather in the day. Now to try and tame the garden again!
view of Valtos beach
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