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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 ...
Ancient Ruins in Crete
... the area were taken we decided to sleep on the floor, which, thankfully, was carpeted. We arrived in Heraklion early saturday morning and walked about twenty minutes to our hotel, where we had two hours to nap. We ate a lovely hotel breakfast and spent the next two days seeing sites such as the old palaces of Knossos and Phaistos, visiting an archaeological museum and using our free time to pick up souvenirs, and find a good ...
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 ...
Day 260 - Last Day in Crete
... crowded streets and zipping traffic. Once we had unloaded our bags he handed off the keys to the hotel staff who evidently were used to parking tourists cars in a way that only a local could manage.
The early evening ambience of Heraklion was much improved from our early arrival less than 3 days ago. We found a nice Italian restaurant and enjoyed the food and the company of the proprietor from our initial ...


