Night location: Heraklion, Greece This morning dark clouds threatened to burst and the wind howled along the coast. We have been so lucky to have had clear and calm days on our trip so far. As we drove away from Elounda the sun cast beautiful shadows on the sea making the water look like glistening mercury. Compared to our drive east four days ago, the north coast today looked battered as angry grey-green water lashed the rocks. Amber, Gemma and Edith were drop...

Night location: Elounda, Greece Sadly, today has been our final beach day in Crete. We really can't complain though as the weather has been magnificent and today was no exception! After breakfast we drove to Voulisma, a beach we saw yesterday on our drive, and after a short walk down some steps we were reclining on sun lounges overlooking the water. Edith loved swimming in the shark again. She is really gripping the steering wheel and kicking her legs and the c...

Night location: Elounda, Greece After a leisured breakfast and a reasonably slow start, we decided to go on a drive over the mountains to the south coast of Crete. The winding mountain pass offered spectacular views of the sea and the rocky hills were dotted with olive trees. We stopped in the seaside town of Ierapetra for lunch before making our way back to the resort for some more rest and relaxation. Edith had another spin in the shark. She likes rides both...

Night location: Elounda, Greece This morning we woke to our downstairs lounge area being flooded. Over night, water had started coming up from the laundry waste and had slowly made its way across the floor, soiling bags, furniture and the rug. We were fortunate that no electronics were damaged but Edith's backpack was wet through. After a very drawn out morning, we finally met our 'Villa Manager' Georgia who informed us that per our request, we were able to be ...

Night location: Elounda, Greece Driving in Crete is an experience in and of itself! The shoulder of the road becomes a slow lane so that other vehicles can overtake at any time. Oncoming traffic anticipate other drivers will be utilising this other 'lane' so feel comfortable travelling at speed in the wrong direction, crossing the double lines. Gareth has adapted to this new technique brilliantly but it does make driving more taxing as you have to be on your gam...