Cruisin'

And so another week passes - and I'm still faffing about. It's my birthday on Tuesday so we've been having some early celebrations and I suppose I'm thinking I can't start being too good as I have to celebrate my birthday then the first weekend in September we're off to a wedding in Brisbane and spending a long weekend down there. So I think until then I'll try and invoke damage control - be good during the week and let up when it seems to be special occasion and my plan will be to focus on some serious stuff after the wedding - that would be 6th September.

So this week we have a selection of photos from the Greek Islands and Turkey taken during our cruise.

This was our cabin - the ship wasn't that new - but still clean and tidy and we thoroughly enjoyed it

Lifeboat muster - my face says it all!

First stop was at Mykonos and it was pretty windy as you can see

This is also on Mykonos looking back to the area known as Little Venice

St Nicholas' church at sunset

We were invited for cocktails as part of our tour - can't actually remember what I had - but it looks nice!

Then we had a Greek night on the ship - dress in blue and white.  I wore my hair up all through the cruise - couldn't plug in my irons or hot brush so it was easier just to pin it up.

We had a morning trip to Kusadasi in Turkey and an excursion to Ephesus - absolutely fascinating

Look a whole street giving you some idea of how it used to be

Wonderful carvings and architecture and remember no cement to hold it all together

The ancient toilets - I'm sitting on one - see they had thunderboxes back then too - Aussies know what I mean!

We had the most wonderful afternoon on Patmos - we just roamed around this beautiful little town - it was gorgeous

Patmos

We climbed up a hill and looked down on our ship

What a brilliant frame for a photo

Sharon found a tree with fresh figs on

Such a pretty street

Now we're on Crete - doing a winery tour at 8.30am!

Looking overland at the oldest vineyard on Crete

Such a pretty window

And a nice little shop

And a pretty little alley

Cretan dancers entertaining us - they were superb and so obviously enjoyed what they were doing

And now Santorini - it's just as pretty as the postcards

Beautiful pictures everywhere you look

Looking down to the ocean

Imagine living here!

The famous blue domed roofs

This is probably my favourite photo - I just love the feelings this scene evokes in me

The view from half way down on the cable car.

And suddently you're on this weekend.  It was the inaugural Botanic to Bridge fun run - so a group of us signed up to do 8km - we walked - but at a pretty good pace - finished it in under an hour and 15.  Not sure what my legs will be like tomorrow though!!

Me just before starting

Some of our group

Me when I had finished

Our group when we finished.  Bloss didn't end up doing it - reckoned he wasn't up for the 8km so was going to do the 3km but then he and Pat (a friend) said they couldn't get to the start line as so many streets were closed - so they just went to the finish line!!

So an exciting week ahead for me as it's my birthday.  We went out for tea last night with Grant, Tiff and the boys - see photos below.  Tuesday which is my actual birthday - the group of friends shown above are coming round - it's cheap Tuesday for pizza - so that's tea and we plan to do a bit of Singsta type stuff on the Wii - should be good fun.

Josh - he has the most beautiful blue eyes

Bloss and I

My boys! Oh Daddy look how big your ears are!

Me with my boys!

Curtis is trying to wind up his ears to look like Dad!

My first born and me!

And the whole wonderful family!

Have a great week everyone
Love Zxx