Friday the 13th
How can I describe my feelings for her. Will my love be reciprocated?

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Nervous is not the word to describe the fear I feel today. Why Friday the 13th.?, because of a phone call... The phone call was to tell me she was waiting and she was ready for me to come and see her. So as in the early hours of the morning we touched down at Chania the nerves were no better In the taxi on the way to the hotel my hands were wet and my mouth was dry, not something I was used to. Surely this was the wrong way around. The last time I felt like this she was sixteen and I was not much older.
Within one hour of arriving at the hotel we were driving into the hills. By now our hearts were pounding, would everything be as promised? Would all our hopes and dreams come true? As our little hire car moaned and groaned its way around the last corner of the very bumpy unmade road, bang!!! it happened. No, not the car. Something happened that we knew would change our world forever.

There she was, facing out to sea, so proud and so beautiful. Her back turned towards us and the even more beautiful White Mountains, who in their turn watched over us and all of Crete. Was I crying? No, it must have been some dust from the building site. Was she what we had hoped? More! Right down to the toilet paper holders and towel rails. What a nice bonus.

Thanks Hellenic and all the people we have met and talked to who have made things go so smoothly. And whoever Bentley are, you got it right when you gave them two awards. As the Hellenic ads say...make the dream come true, I'll drink to that, Yiamas!!!

Stefan and Dineke Pollard
The 360 Villa, Plaka.  

 

 

PS: Girls not included!