Dear Family and Friends,
Early tomorrow we leave the lsle of Crete. As always, it is with mixed feelings: difficult to say goodbye, but exciting to move to our next set of friends. So, as my last Cretan blog, I decided to just provide with glimpses of those moments we enjoyed, but that didn't fit well into any particular narrative.
One thing I have been struck with has been the bright bursts of color in this very dry, rockey landscape
You seem to be caught up in neutrals of the countryside and then turn a corner and "voila!"
And then around the next bend
Or at the side of the road
Surprise after surprise. We, of course, also kept our eyes out for cats. At a bar called Hemmingway's, not surprisingly, there are always a few felines snoozing in the sun. I loved this fellow, resting his chin on the lower rung of a chair
Or the night we came home to a male Praying Mantis seeking sanctuary on our patio wall
I can' leave out the afternoon, when out of nowhere, we were attacked by pirates!
Or the wonderful view down from our apartment in Kolimbari where evidence of the anciets seemed to be right in our own backyard (minus the clothes line)
Nand the endless parade of giant clouds that rode over our terrace
We have enjoyed each of our 20 days, each in slightly different ways. We recommend this historically rich island. The food is wonderful, the people some of the most friendly and the weather, a treat nearly everyday. Now, it is on to mainland Greece. The changes will be subtle, but eagerly anticipated. More in a day or two as we make our 7th or 8th visit to Ingrid and Yorgos, on the Peloponnese pennisula.
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