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The Figou Gorge

“Occasionally we have three consecutive days of bad weather, but very rarely four,” Lynne and I used to boast to friends forced to spend winter in the UK.  This January proved us wrong, with eight successive days of rain, grey skies, cold temperatures and strong winds before the sun re-appeared, briefly  – followed by more …

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Walking to Elafonisi

“If you missed this boat, you may never get another one ….”  With apologies to Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys, who were heading for San Fernando all those years ago. For the past twenty-five years or so, the Gialinakis family have been operating the daily (in summer) ferry service between Paleochora and Elafonisi.  On …

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