It is hard to believe we landed a week ago…
I know, that’s what everyone says. But it is usually because
they’ve done so many new things in a short time.
We have too, I suppose, just not the ones we expected to be
doing!
Getting here was more of a challenge than expected, with
Kevin getting diagnosed with pneumonia on Thursday (we flew Sunday morning). We
are deeply thankful to our friends who helped get us out the door and dealt
with the chaos we left behind!
We landed on Monday and figured we would inventory the boat,
do an IKEA and other necessities trip on Tuesday, and spend Wednesday and
Thursday learning to sail this baby before the Easter celebrations started.
So what really happened…
Did a very minimal inventory, made it to IKEA, and spent the
week experiencing the worst winds/swells/rains that have occurred in the last 5
years in Cyprus! Have seen some great thunderstorms and now know what the boat
sounds/rocks/vibrates/bounces like at 3 am in winds gusting to Beaufort 7
(thankfully safely tied up in the marina!). Spent a few days getting dizzy/seasick
on land whenever we had to look down. Thankfully that has abated, so now able
to type this exciting missive! ;)
Since sailing wasn’t happening we decided to do some sight
seeing (more details and pics on this fun later) and take advantage of our
friends kind offer to use their house in the mountains. Discovered that someone
with pneumonia can get altitude sickness really easily, so back down the
mountain we came! Driving twisty mountain roads in the dark, on the “wrong”
side of the road, has made all subsequent driving easy!
A day of recovery for Kev, videogames for Theo, and
pedicures and play for Margaret and I, and we were all set to celebrate Easter
Sunday with Harry and Sophie’s family and their fabulous friends. Incredible
feasting (souvla – much bigger than souvlaki, kokoretsi, crepes, pasta, and
many types of salads), followed by my first Greek dancing lesson (!) lots more
dancing, dessert, lots more dancing, games, dancing… an incredible day with wonderful people!
So a full and satisfying first week, even if little of it
followed “the plan”. Welcome to sailing I guess! :)
Sheila
Which is exactly why you are there! Plan, what plan? Going off plan always makes the best story. Keep them coming, we are living it vicariously with you!
ReplyDelete'Tis true! We've been initiated!
DeleteSheila
Weather: whether you like it, or whether you don't; weather's the weather, whatever the weather, weather the weather you get. 😁
ReplyDelete;)
DeleteI read with concern the paragraphs all the way through to bringing Kevin back down the mountain - could you all just find an easy way to have this sabbatical... and then I read the delightful Easter celebration... weather will improve, stay the course on those fun times though! BEst!
ReplyDeleteVery happy we are starting here where we know people, and very thankful for all the help they have given!
DeleteOur friends Harry and Sophie have been wonderful to us, and the great guys at True North Yachts have made life aboard much easier than it otherwise would have been! We are looking forward to some more instruction with them this week! :)
Sheila
Thrilled to hear the family is weathering life's adventure. Making the best of what is thrown at you . Looking forward to the pics. Best isabelle
ReplyDelete