Sunday

So after world domination yesterday, this morning started with a nice leisurely breakfast outside - lovely Lidl croissants (thanks Mum) and homemade jam or marmalade.  We always have a good time with Nicky and Mark and our next weekend is already penciled in the diary.  They had things to do today so left after breakfast which left us time to get organised before mum arrived.

It was a lovely day after the storms yesterday so John took the opportunity to get into the pool.  He has been struggling to get the dust under control.  The dust has been brought down from the atmosphere by the recent rain.  We acknowledge that a pool up here in Droushia is a bit of a luxury but we wouldn't really be without it at the moment.

We decided to something a bit different today and take mum down to Latchi and walk through the botanic gardens which lead to the Baths of Aphrodite - we knew it would be busy as it was a Sunday but hadn't realised just how warm it was going to be.  We took our time as it was both hot and quite uphill stopping to look at some of the fabulous Eucalyptus trees which are absolutely enormous.

Although it was busy with some large tourist groups doing 'the Grand Tour' we managed to get to the front so that we could take a photograph at the actual baths.

They have actually done a lot of work around the baths - the first time I went it was nothing more than a very uninspiring pool but now if you want you can do several walks around the area.

We left after our photo opportunity and made our way back to where we had parked the car.  We decided that we would have a coffee at the restaurant and then go home for some lunch as we had plenty of food left over from last night.  Mum was happy with that and I thought that eating a bit later would spread the day out better for her as we are conscious that Sundays are different now for us all.

To be fair Mum is doing really well - we are proud of her and we are glad that we are here to support her - it has made us wonder how people manage who have nobody to turn to to help when they suddenly find themselves having to cope on their own.

The view from the restaurant is stunning and we are thinking that it might be a nice place to come for a coffee when John's mum is over with Jackie and Stan - we got a menu to check the prices - some of it was a tad pricey but I guess you have to take into account the location.

So after a pleasant little trip out we returned home and had lunch sat outside in the garden until it got just a little bit too chilly for Mum and then we retired to the conservatory.  It was a nice day and after Mum had returned home John and I remained in the conservatory to watch the TV before calling it a day.  We caught up on Love in the Countryside and Million Pound Menu.