Mar 10 2010
Summer time begins officially on the 28th March, and the Vernal (Spring) Equinox falls the previous week. But there has been evidence of spring and summer long ago here in Crete, where the winter has been pleasantly mild. Pastel-shaded anemones appeared last November, dwarf iris in January, the spectacular bee-orchids in February, and the …
Feb 08 2010
Several readers (okay, three actually) left appreciative comments after our kayak trip from Agia Roumeli to Sougia (see ‘Explore’, June 2009), and others, local residents and visitors, have asked if we’ve paddled from Paleochora to Sougia around Akrotiri (Cape) Flomes – the head of the ‘Crocodile’. Yes, many times, and backwards too – not literally …
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