Cock-ups we’ve made while travelling

Cock-ups We’ve Made Travelling

Shampoo

Always pack liquids in a plastic bag in your suitcase.

Jak's shampoo leaks in his suitcase all over his favourite shirt and when we rinse it in the sink we have the world's biggest soap bubble in our bathroom, as suds fill the bathroom floor.

Glasses

My brand new sunglasses fall apart and the arms come off.

Luckily, I find the screws and fix them on arrival home, but have to splash out on a new pair from Mr. Mingo's handy store.

Spidey in the fountain

Jak accidentally chucks his nice Spiderman ball into the top of the fountain in the bottom pool. Hotels have very nice water-features. It stays there for a week until an intrepid 'touristas' gets the grabber and sticks his son on his back to retrieve all the 'lost' balls! Nice one.

Shorts off

It's Navarone Bay, just like the Maldives or the Caribbean or whatever.......and everyone piles into the turquoise waters, even Jak! So, I decide to dive in, forgetting to tie my shorts. Inevitable consequence as the shorts slide off, but noone notices!

Miss the Bus

The beauty of this location is that the bus-stop is right outside the hotel and the bus goes past and goes up the road to turn and come back to stop right outside the cocktail bar. Or, does it? We decide to go to Rhodes Town on the 3.10.

The bus comes and goes up the road to turn and.......doesn't!

If it's quiet and no-one's spotted at the stop, the driver thinks, “Yippee!” and drives out through the village, taking a different route!

Good job the taxi rank is just round the corner.....but they don't hang around for long when it's 38 degrees!!

Sam's donkey

If you go for a ride on a donkey, remember they are rudimentary beasts. He wasn't amused to find donkey shit on his handles, especially when there are no taps on the Acropolis!