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(from Crete 05/Greece/Wed 11th May 05
'Camping'
We took a back packer tent in our suitcase so that when we got fed up with laying on the beach we could go off exploring. So after about a week Debbie and I, leaving our friends to more sun and beach, drove across Crete to Matala, which we knew about from the Joni Mitchell song 'Carey'. The pace was much slower. We enjoyed exploring the numerous caves on the cliff overlooking Matala beach. The caves are thought to have been used for burials by the ancient Romans. Anyway, more recently they were inhabited by hippies in the 1960s. There are still some pretty colourful paints on the walls from that period. We are not sure if Joni Mitchell actually went there. We camped there for one nightThen we drove around the south east coast. We could not find a nice looking site so we ended up camping behind a huge rock just off the road and in a valley below a monestry. The wind howled that night. It was pretty scarry! The next day we found a more civilised camping location near Palekastro. Palekastro had a beautiful sandy beach and this was the first place we found that the snorkelling was good. The next day we rose early and headed to Satia, which was a lovely town. We drunk freshly sqeezed orange juice in cafe overlooking the bay for breakfast, then climbed the hill for the views. Then we headed back to meet our friends in Agios Nikolaos. |
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