Marmin Bay Hotel
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Kreta
... uiteindelijk hebben we meer dan een half uur gewacht. Bussen opereren hier op Griekse tijd. Wanneer ze zin hebben. Wanneer we eindelijk terug zijn in Aghios is het al 12u30. We hebben dus nog een tweetal uur om het stadje te verkennen. Het is er klein maar gezellig maar veel is er niet te zien. We maken een hele rondwandeling en gaan uiteindelijk nog een half uur vroeger dan we moeten terug aan boord.
Hoewel het bezoek aan het eiland wel mooi ...
We're not lost... - Lasithi & Peza
... more conveniently placed winery signs we found ourselves heading through rows of Syrah and Plyto grapes. We found the central tasting room, which did not appear open, and my heart sank a bit until we saw another car that had been parked near by heading towards us. A woman who was one of the tasting room managers had stopped by to check on the property and was happy to show us around and give us a tasting.
She was originally from Holland ...
What a beautiful island--Crete
... up ( and I do mean up) to the cave opening, then down several hundred steps, then back up. The cave felt pretty good as it is almost as hot as Kansas here. We then did a city tour, and then back to the resort to swim and just enjoy the evening. Today we are doing something with sea turtles, learning Greek dances and getting a little beach time. Looks like a great day ahead! ...
(BIG) Dora the Explorer...
... later (all downhill mind you and what goes up must come down…) we found the Laundromat – it was closed until May. Oh great, so about turn and back up we go. So after a good hard walk for over an hour we achieved nothing. Pretty sure that Big Dora has never walked this in her life, but there are no hard feelings it’s Big Dora.
We had a quiet dinner then watched a movie before bed. If the weather is not great in the morning we will check out some sights in the ...
Easter Sunday Greek style
*SIGH* what an excellent nights sleep, a good 12 hours! The sun was shining and the sky was clear blue so it was straight into swimmers and down to the pool as we had missed brekky (oops!). The sun was HOT, it was so nice to be lying, relaxing and soaking it up. A volley ball match was arranged and we couldn't resist. Gary and I were on the same team – The All Blacks, go figure considering everyone else at the hotel ...