Elafonisi Beach

Elafonisi Beach and Going Home

Today was our last day on Crete. I really enjoyed Crete. It may not be the “paradise” spoken of by our taxi driver on Santorini, but it’s a pretty, amazing place. The north side has all the cities and is fairly green and beautiful. The center has surprisingly tall and steep mountains. The south side has beautiful beaches. We spent the day at one of those beautiful beaches today. The Tunnel ...

October 10, 2021 Â· 4 min Â· jtalbot
Fira at Sunset

Meteora to Santorini

The day started early. We had to drive back to Athens in time to catch a flight to Santorini, and that meant leaving the hotel before 7:00. Breakfast doesn’t start until 7, but we hoped to sneak in and get a doggie bag for ourselves anyway. No. The lady setting up the buffet wasn’t going to fall for our tricks and excuses. We did finally talk her in to letting us grab “a roll” before walking out to the car. ...

October 5, 2021 Â· 4 min Â· jtalbot