Category Archives: Greece – Islands

The weather’s been great, in the low 20s with some dreamy cobalt skies. As I mentioned before, with the beach setup here, there’s a choice of 3 beaches facing east, west, and N/W. So, we can always find a sheltered spot and calm waters when the wind picks up, and we’ve now acclimatised to theContinue reading “The Imbros Gorge, Vamos and the monastery”

It had been a tough week, but with things in hand as we waited for the slow bureaucrats in the UK to process the paperwork, we weren’t needed, so we decided to stay on. We hired a car for a few days and headed off to Heraklion, more specifically Knossos, which ended up being aContinue reading “Knossos and Rethymno”

I was awakened in the early hours of Saturday morning by sharp shooting pains. I don’t like to take painkillers, but I raided Rachel’s stash and after taking a couple, waited for them to kick in. Unfortunately, they didn’t, and I spent the rest of the night in the fetal position, moaning and feeling prettyContinue reading “Some sad news and a trip to the hospital in Chania”

We’ve settled into our exercise routine and early morning walks, as we tend to do wherever we stay. While we haven’t braved the early morning swims yet, as the Mediterranean is still pretty cold, we’re waiting until the afternoon. We took the number 21 bus as close as we could to the old town andContinue reading “The Venetian port & Museum”

After nearly three months in the UK and with my father finally out of the hospital and a new care team in place, I booked two flights to Chania in Crete. Saying farewell is always tough, especially to my mum, with whom we spent the majority of our time during this trip. Fortunately, my goodContinue reading “Chania, Crete”