Dyktinna Stalís
Stalís, Crete, 70007, Greece
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Foto-Safari & Sea Shanties
... the walk-a-mile group for the daily rounds. Our group got bigger today, I assume more people realized that their pants got tighter.
After that our cruise director Lisa announced a surprise: we were going to do a foto-safari. We got divided into small groups, had to put on life jackets and then boarded the zodiacs. Entering the zodiacs ...
Ancient Ruins in Crete
Ahhh Crete. One of the many fantastic places I have been wanting to visit during my time here in Greece. My journey began with a ten hour ferry ride from Peiraeus to Heraklion (Athens to Crete). Apparently there was some confusion about our tickets and we were supposed to have cabins but ended up having to stay in the dining area instead. So I stayed up in the cafe chatting with the other ten or so students on the trip. As the ...
Sleeping with a goat
We checked out Rethymnont today which was a nice stop. Tons of shops and restaurants and we had a nice meal at Melody restaurant. At the hotel, I was called reception asking for feather pillows. She said they had a pillow menu and named off about 7 different pillow types but then said for you I recommend the 'anti-aging' pillow. I found that comment bizarre but I insisted upon the goat pillow. She ...
Closing out Crete - Back to Iraklion
... ready to settle in and prepare to take the ferry to Santorini the next morning. Again we encountered the adventures of driving in the old city. The Kastro is located in an area with extremely narrow streets. Unloading the car with traffic impatiently waiting for you to move on is like a NASCAR pit stop. We need more practice and a clear designation of the pit crew leader. ...
Windy City
Beautiful resort but not a lot to do as a result of the crazy wind. We decided to take a drive to nearby Agios Nikolaos which was a worthwhile place to check out but nothing special. We had a nice view from the restaurant for dinner which was the ...


