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Rubin and Martin waiting for the bus outside our hotel. Then we
picked up people all over town. |
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And an English couple some 30 kms outside tow. First stop was
this monastery high up in the mountains. |
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Our bus 81 at the monastery.
Martin and his bus before we took off on the last leg of the trip. |
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A monastery detail. The
monks needed help to prune their trees. |
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At last at the harbor of
Elounda opposite the island of Spinalonga.
A lot of local fisher boats in the habor. |
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City view of
Elounda. Off
to our boat, Chrisanthe. It was very well maintained. |
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Harbor view of
Elounda. The
bar on our boat is well stocked, but ran out of Martin's favorite brew, The Beer Hellas. |
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Boat view. The aft
water of our boat
The anchor is hoisted up during the voyage. |
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The EU flag on the forecastle head of the boat.
The castle at the entrance of Spinalonga. |
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The Northernmost entrance. The map of the
Spinalonga island. |
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One old piece of the leprosy colony. They had their dwellings
here from 1905 to 1957. |
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Old houses, now derelict. The disinfection chamber for visitors
and lodgers on the island. |
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The walls are very thick. The water is very clean and Martin had
a 20 minutes swim in it. |
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The main gate towards the main land of Crete. Martin relaxing
under a tree next to the main gate. |
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These flowers are not eaten by goats. Therefore, they survive. Goats eat anything.
The gun emplacements towards the North. |
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The pathway around the island is nice and cozy. A tourist ship,
of which there are many, passing by. |
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Martin with our ship, Chrisnthe in the background. A sailing
ship is also on the sea. |
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The rocks are barren. Thailand is much nicer. After Martin's
swim, there was a barbeque, well made ashore. |
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The lunch is ready to be served. Martin relaxing on board. |
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The gun emplacement seen from the sea side. Martin and Rubin
relaxing. |
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Ashore at Elounda.
Nice harbor. |
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Rubin and Martin is relaxing with a beer or two. |
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