The Cretans

I spent a fabulous week in Crete, Greece. The winds were much warmer than they were in Copenhagen, and although it wasn’t ideal beach weather the whole time, I was able to enjoy a couple days basking in the sun, albeit slightly bundled. Crete was beautiful, I had no idea it was so mountainous. I don’t remember if Santorini was like that or not. The roads driving through the mountains in Crete were a little frightening in some spots. There are few if any guardrails and the roads edge is most of the time a drop off into a ravine. Like the rest of Europe, the Cretans drive like crazy people, passing around curves, flying down the windy roads, there’s one curve where you can see cars that have flipped over the edge, lying in the brush, scaring all the passengers that this could be their fate. My week consisted of beach hopping, my favorite being Falasarna. The water was beautiful, sun was shining, and the only problem was the wind, although I guess I should be grateful for the free microdermabrasion treatment that I received, ouch. We also took a girls trip over to the East side of the island. Checked out the palace ruins in Knossos, the beach, the rocks, and the champagne in Hersonisis, and then headed back West to take a sightseeing trip to the Samaria Gorge. Unfortunately, the gorge was still closed for the winter, so we were unable to do the 11-mile hike down into it; that is on the list for next time! All in all, I met some great people, enjoyed gorgeous views and sunsets, and gorged myself on some fantastic food. I must say though, after a week of Greek food, I was done, although I did get to try a lot of stuff I had never even heard of before, so that was nice (and tasty) but I’m looking forward to some pasta and pizza in Venice.

Thank you so much to Cortney, Ken, and Echo for your hospitality, it was so nice to be in a home; I did a gazillion loads of laundry, but more importantly, got to eat some queso and make a black bean burrito! That should hopefully cure my Mexican fix for a month!

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