Thursday, March 23/2017

Packing day. Actually almost as much hassle as leaving for the winter. We don't have to drain the water system, but we do have to see that every single item is put in a box to save for next year, packed in suitcase or carry on, or thrown or given away. And some things are hard to spot, like the plastic suction hook for the dish towel, or the plug converter for the inexplicable European plug on the two burner cooker (Cyprus uses UK plugs and power points). Yes, the converter is ours, and much better than the shoddy piece of flimsy plastic provided, but we've long since stopped seeing it as anything other than the end of the cord.  This year slightly more complicated as we're going to Famagusta in the North for a week, taking only our carry ons - so clothes and toiletries for the next week, fluids and knives no problem, but next Friday the redivision between checked luggage and on board. Fortunately not affected by the electronic devices in the cabin ban!