Agia Napa

Angus in full flight

Last weekend we headed for Agia Napa, which is about a 45 minute drive from Nicosia.  Agia Napa used to be a small and quaint fishing village before it was 'discovered' by developers who have now transformed it into a resort style town where you can see the best and worst of tourist development.  Picture an old fishing harbour, big resorts, party boats, lots of restaurants (some tasteful, some not so tasteful.......for example a Flinstones-themed cafe that looks like Barney Rubble's house complete with big sign 'Yabba Nappa Doo'), lots of tanned Russians and badly sunburnt Brits, nightclubs on the sand, and you start to get the picture.  The beaches are stunning though.  All sand and limestone cliffs, not unlike parts of Western Australia.  Agia Napa is very much a party town, described by some as the new 'Ibiza'.  The town is taken over by a large clubbing crowd from Europe who move in for a few months in summer.    

Monica came down with us for the day, and Bob and Meaden also, so it was very much an extended family trip.   The kids loved going out on a boat called the Yellow Submarine (complete with theme song.......very Agia Napa), and were able to swim just off some lovely limestone caves.  Angus enjoyed jumping off the boat from some precarious heights, and even Sam made it into the ocean.  It was Monica's first time on a boat, so a great experience for her.   Things are really starting to warm up here now - high 30's or 40+ each day, so trips to the coast will be a regular part of surviving the summer!

Bob reliving his days as the McWilliams monk at a
monastery in Cyprus (actually, they had a dress code
and anyone wearing shorts had to wear a robe!)