The girls are back together and life is good - as we laid in our double bed in the hotel last night we were reflecting on what a married couple we have become - bless. Tash and Dylan have arrived too, so the island party crew is complete. Everyone was happy to have Kate as their tour guide around Athens yesterday - Acropolis, Temple of Zeus and the site of the first Modern Olympics. In the arvo it was good Greek food and shopping at the markets, of course.

We are looking at the best routes of getting to Croatia as we speak, for one last sneaky week of holiday bliss before we head back to London...nooooo! We have been mauled, not simply bitten, by the traveling bug and are already planning our next ventures. Paris and Ireland are the front runners currently and Kate has her Italy trip booked for late August.

It is off to Mykonos tomorrow for 4 nights, then Paros, Ios and Santorini. Internet access is likely to be sporadic on the islands - we have little faith that we will move off the beach until we are forcibly removed. These tans are going to glow - look out pasty London! We purchased our 4 euro vodka - less than 8 Oz dollars and perhaps 3 pounds - as we hear drink prices are rather inflated at the bars. It will be pre-drinks for all on our dwindling budgets.

Re slack picture efforts - we have plans for a big photo retrospective when we get back to London, where it is actually possibly to download pics in under 5 days! Please be patient and don't stop reading because there are no photos, yet.

We also have a few birthday shoutouts for the mass of July babies we know and love - so a big happy birthday to Mick, Poppy, Virginia, Elysha, Lara, Alyssa (the big 3!!!) and Sue.