The Cornish Wanderer

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 […]

It’s so good to be able to leave the campsite without feeling like fugitives. We retraced a few of my cycle rides and gradually extended our leash. Dasaki Farangi – Butterfly Gorge. Eco projects in Greece are few and far between, so it was a welcome change to begin this stank walking through a recent […]

And on the 49th day the sea was wet again. Greece went from no restrictions to complete lockdown in one serious move. The great Greek festivities of Easter and Protomagia (1st May) were shut down. Saint’s days came and went. The people of the most sociable country in Europe stayed at home. Their great outdoor grills went […]