Yesterday. So the end of a chapter as Jack sets off back to village to sell the family cow! A strange old day, waving HH & CJ off back the Yuke. Its always emotional doing the departures, and arrivals, at a Greek port, perhaps because its so much more beautiful than an airport? Good ol' CJ has done us proud, and as HH was checking him over before the trip he found he's used barely any oil or water which is , I am told, a very good thing. And he will hopefully go to someone new, who will get a great deal of pleasure from him, and have some adventures of their own. And we will hopefully have the funds then to get a small sensible-ish (my heart is set on an old Suzuki Vitara or similar) car so we can strike out to the rugged North beaches and explore all the small villages which were not CJ-appropriate. Sending them both away with much love and a big 'καλό ταξίδι'

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