Back from holiday

As some of you may have guessed the blog has gone quiet for a couple of weeks while we have been away on holiday.

We took a boat trip from Athens to Istanbul, via the Black Sea, and it was really very exciting. It has taken me a couple of days to come down to earth and get used to being back in Suffolk, where it is rather wetter and chillier!

I took a lot of pictures and It is difficult to know which ones to post to give a flavour of the trip. Pictured above are 1. Our Ship, Minerva, standing off the Greek Island of Skyros, 2. Wheelie bins in Bulgaria, 3. The Potemkin steps in Odessa (not quite as seen in the Eisenstein film Battleship Potemkin) and 4. A shot of the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.

Below is the best picture of all from my perspective, an image from a day at sea! Next year I think we will try the Greek ferries if the bank balance can cope.