Troulis Apartments Rethymnon
Bali Rethymnon, Crete, 74057, Greece
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Still off Libya
... the stern (Max & Co outside) but also 2 large windows facing outwards on the starboard side - unobstructed! With no view from my cabin, miserable weather so no sitting out on deck, I was struggling to think positively. How could I reasonably ask to transfer to the Owner's cabin without sounding like a woose and without making too much extra work for others? It is a situation I thought about yesterday and decided I would ask the Mate, but choose my ...
Off Libya
Monday 16th January 2012
I have just put Shania Twain on. Not Enya, Billie Holiday or Eva Cassidy - good as these artistes are, they have a tendency towards the darker side of life - and I need a bit of cheering up.
Winter has returned (11° and drizzle), I'm not sure I can live with Max Gross outside my windows and the toilet's blocked. Well it's not actually blocked, it is a pressurized system like those on ...
Foto-Safari & Sea Shanties
... some) quite difficult as there were a lot of waves. The tour on the zodiac was quite rocky but well worth! We went all around the Sea Cloud with short stops to take pictures. With the blue sky and a few clouds we had an amazing scenery. It was really great!!!
The last zodiac was not full, so lucky me got a second round :-)
We ...
Rethymno & Imbros Gorge
... from the Germans in WWII and heading for Egypt.
We choose the walk along the sea. We started our walk at Frangokastello Castle which was built by the Venetians in 1371. It is said to be haunted. We walked along the sandy beach and were able to enter a private chapel. There were metal ex-votos, offerings, hung on the icons. These depicted various afflicted body parts where the ...
Palace of Knossos & Lasithi Valley
... Room contains an original stone throne thought to be that of a priestess. This may have been a religious center as well as a royal palace.
We then headed to the east side of the island in the mountain valley of Lasithi. We stopped in the village of Psychro for lunch at a taverna with a "panoramic view." The fog kept us from the view, but we enjoyed Dictamus tea - a reputed cure all. ...


