Yup... It's exactly what it looks like driving on the edge of a cliff, without anything bar a few rocks to stop you from toppling over! Hmmm God knows how I did it, but I did for many many hours in a left hand drive car (which I really don't get) and up many many escalating mountains (some which we had to use our feet to walk down!!) and in the pitch darkness...eeeeeek
So this was a big part of an Island Travel Adventure, in the glorious Crete. An adventure that was filled with sights that mesmerised and satisfied like nothing I can compare them to, (maybe because a lot of them were the reward of some hard grafting driving up mountains, walking miles down, getting lost 5 hours away from the destination and spending the night in unknown towns! ... yes they really did gratify when we reached them)
The trip started off in the paradise destination of Malia (for those who have been you will know how utterly sarcastic I am being) through no choice of our own, but through my partners company who provided this holiday for us - an incentive won for a job well done. You would have thought they begrudged his job well done when you saw the smear stained toilet seat and brown sheets of the hotel they sent us to!! .... That was enough, I couldn't stay there even if someone paid me 1 million pounds. So... the adventure began. It was 5 am in the morning and we went to a beach side Taverna and thought of our plan of action, while changing into some fresh clothes (yup, out in the open!).
I was in no mood for optimism and was talking of wanting to go home to London, thank God that I have a partner who is the epitome of optimism and grabbed me by the hand and led the way to the most fantastic travelling holiday of my life! He ordered a taxi to the capital of Crete, Iraklion (an absolute fortune) found the most friendliest chic hotel, stayed for one night, hired a car the next day and the adventure began. I won't write an essay but I'll just say if this ever happens to you, do as we did, don't be afraid to hire a car, go it alone and travel. See the culture and the locals, go to as many coasts as you can, and if you happen to go to the beautiful Island of Crete... Pleeeease visit the following places:-
- Elasfonisi Beach (West Coast - Where the old bounty adverts were filmed- you'll know why once you're there)
-Balos Beach (North/West Coast - An exotic paradise that opens before your eyes from no where)
-Aghios Nikolaos ( A supreme sight at night)
-Spinalonga Island (A historical trip, this Island was a leper Colony)
-Agia Galini (This small town is in the mountains of the South coast, rustic and the people have a spark in their hearts)
Vie (East Crete - Exotic place filled with palm trees)
