Thanks guys, for all the birthday wishes, both on here and on Facebook.
Today was a great day, beautiful scenery and a day of peace. This morning when I was sitting at breakfast an Aussie lady called Helen (from Tasmania) asked if she could sit beside me. I was delighted, and said yes please, that way Johanna could not sit beside me to hiss at me.... Helen said that as I hadn’t gone to the dinner last night that Johanna had sat with her. Helen was so good, she knew without me having to tell her, exactly what was going on. She was out to save me, one night with Johanna was enough for her. She convinced me to talk to the tour guide, but when I went downstairs, Johanna was already there, so I couldn’t. I still don’t want to hurt her feelings, but am really over all of the non stop whispering. As we were sitting in the lobby one of the other Aussie ladies (Colleen)came up to me and Johanna and said to me “I am sitting at the front today, do you want to join me?” I realised straight away that Helen had been busy on her rescue campaign and I was so grateful. I said “Oh that would be lovely, I have wanted to catch up with you.” So I got to sit somewhere else, without having to hurt Johanna’s feeling, it was a lovely quiet day. We spent most of it on the bus, but it was really lovely countryside and I got to really enjoy it. It is the first day I haven’t had a headache from the strain of trying to hear Johanna over all the outside noise, and she didn’t hiss at me once. It was wonderful. Tonight when I went to dinner, Helen was already sitting with Johanna and another couple, so the table was full and I could sit somewhere else, Helen winked at me as I went passed and I smiled my thanks to her. She made my birthday really special, she is a wonderful lady. I will have to sit with Johanna again tomorrow, but I will try to get the odd day off, Helen is adamant that I shouldn’t have to sit with her at all (She got the full impact of Johanna at the dinner the previous night), but I don’t mind the odd day, I just don’t want my whole holiday ruined. Johanna goes on 3 tours a year, I have had to wait 30 years for this trip. I know that I must sound really mean, but if you had an evening with Johanna you would understand, I have heard all about her life, her family, her friends, her jobs, her sisters/brother/mother/father, you name it and I could tell you about it. But she does not even know how many children I have, everything revolves around her, it is very depressing.
I am now in Lithuania and we have two tours on tomorrow, I am not joining the optional dinner tomorrow night again, so another night of peace.... I hope Helen doesn’t get stuck with Johanna again or it will ruin her dinner. I hope someone else takes a turn... She is becoming a real worry, I feel like I am responsible for her and I shouldn’t be..
It has rained here all day yesterday and today, so no pictures to share with you. Pictures taken from a bus in the rain are not very good, lots of rain spots from the window pains... Hopefully I will get some good ones of Lithuania tomorrow for you to see.
Cheers for now from a much happier Lones
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