Resort Life in Greece

When booking our 7:30am flight from Istanbul to Thessaloniki, Greece, I didn't take into account that we'd need to be at the airport 2 hours early for a 1 hour flight. So we all had a very early 4:30am wakeup call to get to the airport. 

Sleepy baby ready to board.

We arrived to our destination, Ikos Oceania bright and early and before check-in. Thankfully it was a beautiful day, so we had the morning to play at the beach.

Which led to a long afternoon nap for Jude...

 And some me time by the adults-only pool...

The resort is the #1 All Inclusive in Europe on Trip Advisor. It is a very beautiful property and extreme value for the money. We got an off season rate of 120 euros/ night for our family of three. All meals, all drinks, everything included! Minibar, room service, dinners at their four a la carte themed restaurants. All included.

We enjoyed the free room service a lot.

Our first afternoon continued to be beautiful and we took advantage of their outdoor kid splash pools. Yes, it was freezing, but Jude didn't care and Oma and Opa were good sports. 

Cheers! All you can drink water, Jude :)

Oma and Opa headed to the tennis courts and we headed to beach to catch the sunset before dinner. 

Day two had a rocky start. Jude had gotten sick during the night and the following morning. I was close behind with a severe stomach bug that lasted two days. Despite our beautiful first day, cold weather and rain came in and stuck around for three days. Not the sunny beach vacation we hoped for.

It was Oma and Opa to the rescue, entertaining Jude indoors while I spent the next two days in bed. So much for the all inclusive!

Story time

Hanging out in the indoor playground, which was a big hit. 

Go away clouds!

Indoor pool time.

A sick mom and vacation was excuse enough to let Jude watch television. We watched a Winnie the Pooh episode again and again and again..

By Saturday, I was starting to feel better. Just in time for Pete and I to celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary toddler-free at the resort's Italian restaurant.

Anniversary flowers. 

We woke to a beautiful sunrise on our final morning in Greece. The sky cleared and it actually felt hot. We soaked up our last few hours of sun at the outdoor playground and at the beach. It was so nice to be feeling better again! 

This was our first time in Greece and we had aspirations to rent a car and see some sites. In the end, the crew minus myself walked into town one day and I didn't leave the resort at all in 5 days. Not the cultural trip we are used to taking. We definitely need to go back and I hope it will not be too long!