Crete From Santorini we caught the fast ferry to Heraklion which arrived about 9.30 PM; we had a quick meal watching the soccer then to bed. Next morning into town centre only about 10 minutes on the bus. We had a good look at the Venetian fortifications at the old port - it's very interesting with many rooms with high vaulted ceilings open under the fort, also many granite cannon balls in one room presumably left over after they found steel??//// The old city ...

Santorini Arrived by jet, took all of 25 minutes - time for an orange juice only! We asked at the airport desk for accommodation and after some phone calls were told the hotelwould pick us up. A thirty five year old blond bombshell teetering on high heels appeared! Di was trying to hold me back but it is OK Vicki is a teacher and owner of the hotel not the pole dancer! She spoke good English and settled us down in the small modern hotel with pool, unfortunately ...

Olympia We headed north from Methoni, stopped briefly at Kakavatos, a small beachside town, for lunch then got a little lost on the way to Olympia. We visited some other very small Greek villages and one helpful fellow told us to keep going but when we reached the gravel road we decided to turn back! Olympia the site of the first Olympic Games is located south of the port of Partas, a starting point for bus loads of tourists from cruise ships. The site comprises...

Methoni On the way to Methoni we travelled via Kalamata known for its olives. We stopped at Pilos, a small fishing port, and went to the local bakery and the owner had a brother in Melbourne! On to Methoni where there is a huge old Venetian fort on the harbourfront which covers 9.3 hectares. There is a spectacular martello tower on the very entry to the bay, which is accessed by a small stone bridge and causeway. The Venetians were here from 1200 to 1500 to be r...

Maniregion Githio, a picturesque small fishing port, has a small islet, Marathonisi, with a good local museum housed in a 3 storey tower, detailing all the famous explorers that passed through. Many of these expeditionary leaders wrote a book of their travels which is shown under their story, Lord Sandwich was one! We then crossed the Mani Peninsula to the Diros Caves, an extraordinary river cave complex close to a long sandy bay. You travel in a small flat bott...