When this is outside your front door, every day starts with this walk and a swim… Having chilled down in the water, we then spent a good while warming back up in the sun and enjoying another leisurely breakfast! It was tempting to spend the entire day just listening to the lapping of the water Read more

Back in Seattle a few months ago, Anna had given us some American Christmas gifts so we could think of them while being so far away. Christmas Day started off with us opening the festive special ‘Gingerbread Coffee’ and ‘having a brew’ down on the beach outside the pad. After the festive drinks, it seemed Read more

Well we’ve arrived in the Leonidio region and settled into our beachfront retreat at Lakkos. We’re on the edge of an agricultural area with olives, tomatoes and oranges in abundance. The perfect place to hide away for a while! In one direction there are fine views of the mountains and cliffs, and to the other Read more

I woke not knowing where I was this morning. I rolled over in bed to find Clare drawing the curtains to let in the light and reveal this view. A good moment. Breakfast was taken soon after, sitting in the hotel restaurant, gazing out at the view. We could order anything of a list of Read more

There’s been something going on up in the sky… There’s been a lot of time spent looking up at the sky this past week. As well as some shooting stars, there have also been some phenomenal cloud phenomena. On a sad but memorable day in Loddington, we saw Dad off with a blaze of light Read more

Some thoughts on a final farewell to my Dad, Alan Charles Martin. Unlike a wedding, it didn’t seem to be the done thing, to capture memories of Dad’s funeral day with photographs and video clips. Not wanting to forget the event, but without such visual memory cues, here are some reflections on an emotional day Read more