The island of Cyprus is unusual because it’s shared by Turkey and Greece. For my holiday last week I went to the beautiful Greek south coast and enjoyed it even more than I thought possible. It was about 29 degrees the whole time I was there and I received some funny, jealous texts from my friends stuck back in cold, rainy London.
I got to drive a huge 4 by 4 range rover while I was there – something I would never do in the busy, narrow streets of London, so I made the most of it!
It was unusual driving along rocky and uneven terrain; I even avoided hitting a live iguana lizard! On one day out my family and I drove to the Troodos mountain area and saw amazing views. But it was terrifying when heavy mist began to descend on us and it was barely possible to see anything. I was scared we could fall off the side of the mountain because of the sharp turns and invisible barriers and was grateful when we reached ground level!
Thankfully we made it safely back to our villa every evening – which was a lovely place to hang out. We had our own swimming pool which was good fun and a pool table too. We don’t have a pool table at home so I was pretty bad at first but after playing every night I think I got rather good – I wish I had one of my own!
My days out included visiting a Greek amphitheatre where Gladiators used to fight, stunning monasteries and mosques as well as incredible beaches where I went snorkelling – It was great seeing colourful fish up close and personal in the clear blue water but not so much when I cut my fingers on the coral.
I had a lot of fun while I was on holiday but I have to admit I began to get home sick towards the end of the week and am more than happy to be back in London – although I would be even happier if there was a swimming pool, pool table, and good Cyprus weather!
