Brits are always going away on what they call a “repairing lease,” which as far as I can tell means a relaxing vacation.  Today we found the perfect place.  Corfu, an Island on the west side of Greece.  It’s by far my favorite Isle as it is green!  It is also temperate year round..  Ths is the Isle where Odysseus was imprisoned for 20 years–some prison.!

The island has been under so many rulers and invaded so many times that I can’t count them.  However the principle characteristic of its capital city is charm.  The streets are so narrow, you can only walk down them single file.  Even so, the towering apartments have window boxes filled with flowers.  The city is built in what looks like 19th century Italian style with pastel buildings trimmed in white and huge bougainvilleas in magenta trailing over the doorways and windows.

The sea is impossible to describe.  The closest I can come to its color is to say it’s a clear aquamarine.  I’m hoping David’s pictures will do it justice.  The coastline is magnificent with thousands of olive trees and my favorite–the cypress.  The cliffs and bays are too picturesque for words.

I couldn’t resist.  I took off my shoes and went wading in the Ionian Sea!  It was so lovely that I was in danger of stripping down and swimming in front of a busload of German tourists.  I think I probably could have scheduled a tour that included a motorboat ride around the island, but I missed the boat (he he).

We were back by noon and ate out on our little balcony.  I am still sore from my fall yesterday, so I am going for a hot stone massage in a few minutes.  Ahh, this is the life.  If anyone had told me 5 years ago that I would be on a cruise in the Eastern Med funded by money I earned myself from my writing, I would have thought they were nuts!  It has been 4 years since my healing, and the Lord has not wasted one moment of that time without blessing me.

Tonight we will celebrate life and its goodness at the Crown Grill-the fanciest restaurant on board.  Tomorrow is a sea day, which we will spend packing and sleeping and eating and writing.  David is really helping me trim my chapters of Crazy Ladies and sharpening my opening descriptions.