Today we went to the little village of Margarites and the city of Chania. Both are over on the western side of the island, so there was some driving involved. Butler wanted to hike a gorge over there, but it would take too long to drive there, hike it, and then come back. So they decided that we’d spend one night over in Chania. On the way there, we stopped in at a village called Margarites. I think the guide said that there are only 301 people living there, but they make a tremendous amount of ceramics there with a special kind of clay. The ceramics didn’t do much for me, but Butler really enjoys that type of stuff. I occupied myself by wandering around and enjoying the place.
We eventually ended up in Chania, wow. We all agree that this is the place that we should have stayed, not Herakaion. This place is beautiful, and out hotel (the Amphora) is amazing. This is probably the nicest room I have ever stayed in from a “charm” point of view. I have a balcony that overlooks the old harbor, a loft, and a great view! Check out the pictures… Anyway, there are a gazillion shops and restaurants around here. I’ll do some looking around tomorrow before we go and pick up Butler. Pictures should be up, but I don’t have enough time left on the wireles to put tags on them, I’ll do that later. Tomorrow will be our last day in Crete, and sadly it will be mostly in the car and in Herakaion. The day after we fly back to Athens. Dad and Butler leave that same day, I stick around for one more before I go. This trip has gone by too fast!