Beach bums

The boat ride to and the one back from our cooking class were probably eight or nine hours apart, and there's a good chance our group may have run the place out of wine.  It was pretty late when we went to sleep, and my inexplicable need to wake up early was something I wished I could turn off this morning.  Nevertheless, I was awake at 7:30 am.  I spent a little time washing out some clothes in the sink and hanging them to dry. I took a moment to organize my luggage a bit. I finally probably woke Cas up just by moving around.

Once we were up, we headed for breakfast, then on to the place that rents out kayaks.  I had never kayaked before, and there's no better moment for a first time than now.  

It was a fun time.  I actually thought it would be more arduous and less rewarding, but I could see that we were really making progress.  I hate the feeling of working and working without any visible signs of motion, but this was perceptible.  Also, I took a selfie of us kayaking.  Enjoy: 

Apparently, I am better at kayaking than I am at hiking.  Either way, both things resulted in me arriving where I wished to be.  

After the kayak ride, Cas and I stopped for lunch.  I had some particularly flaky and wonderful sea bass, and he had octopus.  I tried a bit of his, and he tried a bite of mine.  I was the clear winner.  The sea bass was strikingly good.  

Following that was a trip to the only bar in town that had cider.  Cas is a big hard cider fan, so when he saw yesterday that this place served hard cider, we immediately planned a trip there.  After that, it was actually nap time.  We slept for an hour or two, then we decided to wander about until dinner time.  There isn't a long way to travel in this town, so we walked up the main drag and back.  When we were near the end of town, we saw a mojito bar.  They were growing their own fresh mint out front.  Why not?  

I have to say it was amazing.  

Following that, we walked back to the hotel by way of a place that sold wine.  We bought a bottle, took it up to the hotel roof and opened it up.  The stars were so pretty last night that we needed to verify they were still there.  They certainly were.  I think the whole group may have had a bit more wine and a few extra mojitos in this town. It's a very relaxing place, and we didn't have anything we needed to do early in the mornings here. After the gorge hike, we were all ready, I think. 

Anyhow. Tomorrow, we go to Irakleon.  I think we will be going to the palace of King Minos.  I'm not entirely sure at this point. But I will keep you posted.  Until then, good evening.