Homer's Odyssey: Saturday 30th October 2010

Today dawned not very promising after a night of rain storms. At an early stroll out by the pool we met the guy who did the gardening next door. He is a rugby football player who has played for the Cyprus national team and, after a year of retirement , was due to play once again today. Good luck to him.

At noon we set out for our rendezvous with Steve and his partner Jeanette. We met them along the coast road to the north of Paphos and they led us via a long and rough road, (which gave us an exciting ride!!!), over the hills and to a restaurant called Viklari or The Last Castle on the Avakas gorge which is on a peninsula just above St Georges Bay. The restaurant is in the open air and overlooks the gorge on one side and with spectacular views to the sea on the other. The main part of the restaurant is covered by grape vines loaded with grapes. Our table was up on a raised platform overlooking the gorge which gave us the best view and location in the place. The ‘menu’ is very simple, either barbecue pork or barbecue chicken or a mix of both with a lovely salad and either French Fried or jacket potatoes. This accompanied by a carafe of wine and lively conversation made for a magical afternoon.

Steve and Jeanette live during the winter in Cyprus and during the summer either in Europe or in the U.K. Both have had interesting lives and are great company. Simon knows them by virtue of their both owning German Short-Haired Pointer dogs and belonging to the same club for training the dogs.

After lunch we drove down to the picturesque St George’s bay and then on to Steve and Jeanette’s house to meet Peyia, their dog. There we had coffee and enjoyed a further relaxation before taking a roundabout route back to the villa via some other villas for sale.

We drove home amid a beautiful red-sky sunset and thus ended our last full day in Cyprus most enjoyably.