Cyprus has been, without doubt, one of our favourite places ever since we lived here for three years about ten years ago. This is our first return visit and we are staying with our friends Colin and Wendy in Chloraka, near Paphos. The weather is fantastic as usual and the view out to sea across Coral Bay very impressive. We are here for part holiday, part 'find a job for next year'. We are returning in QUASAR IV across the Atlantic next year to the Mediterranean and planning on stopping in Cyprus for the foreseeable future. This is our opportunity to find out what is on offer, where we will be able to live, and where to store QUASAR IV while we save for some more Sailing Vouchers (also known as 'cash'). There is a great deal of building going on around Paphos and we always remembered Cyprus as a gigantic building site so it appears that nothing much has changed here. The great thing is that you do not need to travel far to get away from the noise of JCBs, tourists, and the hustle and bustle of a very busy Paphos town, and find yourself in a quiet country spot without a sound. We have been eating very much as the locals do again here and have found a fantastic restaurant that does a three course meal for 11 Euros - amazing. Washed down with a good old Keo Beer, and we do not feel that we have been away from this great country for very long at all.