Did I say early start?! Things always drag out when you combine late risers with the organisation that having three young children and our life in a car requires. We decided to have a leisurely morning as the ferry didn't leave until 2200h, so while Jason took the kids to the beach I decided to clean the car as best I could, even without a vacuum (my vacuum friends from yesterday left early this morning, with a clean motorhome I might add!). Shame we didn't get b...

I went to the camping shop this morning to get some breakfast supplies. The middle aged man who seems to run that and the restaurant was there and much enamoured of felix. He doesn't speak a word of English and cones across as a little simple but is very sweet and has to hold and kiss felix whenever he sees him! I got some sweet pastries that didn't go down very well, and some bread to serve with scrambled eggs which was more popular. Today was a designated sigh...

Well after last night everyone was tired and slept fairly soundly. Jason got up with the kids and I managed to doze until about 9:30 which was nice. We had decided to have a quiet day at the beach, which the girls were excited about. We headed for the sand around ten and the kids were thrilled to be told by a family already on the beach that they could play with their abundant beach toys. The family was from Germany and had 3 girls all older but who were happy to...

After a thoroughly restless night, we enjoyed a minimal breakfast Italian style. For a country renowned for it's food, it's amazing how uncomfortable they seem with breakfast. This morning we were given a packet each of dried crispbread 'toast' and some condiments, and of course coffee. At least it was an appropriate time of day to order a cappuccino! The kids played in the small play area while I waited to check out, also wanting to keep an eye on our passports ...

Both J and I were rather disgruntled this morning, but after our pack up (during which the girls proved how little kids need to entertain them!) we enjoyed a lovely outing to Castellana Grotte, the nearby caves. Discovered early last century, they have quickly become a tourist trap (although a deserted one at this time of year) with the accompanying big carparks, multilingual road signs and souvenir shops. The grotto is most famous for it's 'white' cave, which is...