We thought we'd start with a map of our route so far. If you recall from our previous entry we diverted south of Crete to sail in more protected waters. Our route (white line) will document this diversion. (For those of you paying attention, 'yes' this map is dated 28 Oct, but the blog entry is for 26 October.)
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| Friday 26 October 2018 cruise map |
Some in our stateroom saw this almost full moon and this perspective of a cyprus tree loaded with bougainvillea.
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Almost full moon Crete
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| Cyprus tree w/bougainville |
If there's one thing we continue to be humbled by as we travel, it's how recent and young our country is in comparison to almost anywhere else in the world. Seems to present us with a wonderful opportunity to learn from history. . . .
Anyway, our excursion took us both to Phaestos Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaistos about a 90 minute ride from Heraklion. This palace was constructed in 2000BC, the middle of The Bronze Age! Its history was fascinating. You can learn more by checking out the wiki link above.
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| Phaestos Palace |
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| Phaestos Palace |
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| Phaestos Palace |
So an observation about the guest list onboard for this leg of the cruise: they're much younger, which we're guessing has to do with the itinerary. And the pushy Asians are getting on Cap's nerves. Also a few nights ago at Toscano we shared a table for 8 with one couple being from Scotland. Cap naively asked them their perspective on Brexit never anticipating they'd ask about Trump. Oh well...
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