Author: Kelvin Collins

The blog is generally 2,000 words long. Occasionally, for sport, I edit it to exactly that. There are days when enough has happened by lunchtime to fill those 2,000 words. Today was one such day. Kythira Xora Before we get onto that though we need to visit Xora. Simply – Town (Kythira Chora on the […]

Paleochora. Sunday morning. 14th June. Today we’ll move on from our favourite town. Paleochora is more Greek than most resorts. In winter there were several Germans here, and now a few Brits and a couple of Dutch have emerged, but it’s mostly Greek. It’s not in the least bit flash. The pretty streets have balconies weighed […]

Staple foods. The fruit and veg market in a small Greek town will always be a good experience. In a major centre like Xania it’s a spectator event as well as great shopping.  We got there early. We filled our bags with cherries, apricots, oranges, garlic, onions and a wide selection of vegetables. Everything grown […]

The Gorge Walk. To come to Crete and not walk through a gorge or ten would be to miss out on an important part of the island’s physical make up. Although the island is only 35 miles across at its widest point, its mountains are high with many peaks over 2000m. Deep gorges lead down […]

Sitia. Our previous post had a last minute addition of a few photos from near Sitia that deserve more detail. The ancient port has Roman fish tanks that seem a good idea for today. They’re a series of large nursery pools that allow fish to breed in their thousands. They mature there before heading out […]

Lethargy. Motivation. Heat. Motivation follows action. The blank page can be terrifying. But type a single word and it’s no longer blank. It’s a shame no teacher told me that.  Perhaps they did but I wasn’t listening. There’s a sirocco bringing warm air, and sand, from the Sahara. Temperatures have been climbing for days.  It […]