Athinaiko Heraklion
Eth.Antistaseos 89 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Foto-Safari & Sea Shanties
... rest of the afternoon on deck and watched the riggers strike the sails. (I learned that it is called "strike the sails" when they take them away.)
After dinner we went to the lido bar where we enjoyed the performance of the "Sea Cloud Shanties". The crew dressed up and sang sea shanties in English, German and Filipino. It was a lot of fun.
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Ancient Ruins in Crete
... loose and we were forced to seek shelter in a cave until the rain let up enough to run to the nearest restaurant for some warm food and hot chocolate. We returned to Athens Sunday night, another ten hour ride with little to no sleep, and then took a bus from the port to school. I returned home Monday morning at 8:30 am with class at 11 am. Even with the rain and long long long ferry ride, I would still consider the weekend a success. ...
Closing out Crete - Back to Iraklion
... Car deposited safely, instructions on walking to the ferries in the morning and a good night of quite sleep
Thus far we have been, as my son David said, drinking out of a fire hose of history. Tomorrow morning we board a ferry to the fantasy land of Santorini. I think we can settle into sunshine and relaxation. We have enjoyed the history, but it is time to move on.
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Thessaloniki to Crete
Wednesday 9/28
Mt. Olympus is out for a morning viewing. Hazy but beautiful in the morning sun. Since there were only 4 or 5 of the rooms occupied at the Cosmo we had extraordinary service. We say goodbye to our innkeeper and head to Thessaloniki, the 2nd largest city in Greece.
Driving in Thessaloniki is an exercise in ...
The Palace of Knossos.
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We got off at the port and headed to the ship.
I decided to drop my stuff in the room ,but it was being cleaned, so
I went up to the top deck and took some pictures. Up here I meet some
of the Canberra girls relaxing in the sun, so I joined them and
talked for a bit. At 12.00 went back to the bar we were al last night
and had a contiki meeting. The meeting was about what would happen
tomorrow morning and ...



