Crete, Greece

September 1995 - December 1996

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View from Falasarna
West coast Crete		 "Liberty Bell" near
Katholiko Monastery
Akrotiri Peninsula		 Katholiko Monastery ruins Me, near
Katholiko Monastery		 Beginning of
Samaria Gorge trail
at Omalos
View of Stavros village
from Zorba's mountain		 I lived in the round windmill
in the center of the picture		 Minoan ruins
at Knossos		 Dan & Meg Nolan
at Knossos		 Me, Dan & Meg Nolan
and Brian Gilligan
Old boat by my house
Stavros		 Gramvoussa Peninsula
west coast Crete		 Melissa Cherwin,
Charlie Wilmore, and me
~ 50 kt winds		 Walking olive trees
Akrotiri Peninsula		 After a shore dive
Kalathas Beach
Monastery near Meskla,
just south of Chania		 Zorba's Mountain where
Zorba the Greek was filmed
Stavros, Crete		 Mike Rodgers
Elefonsi, Crete		 Me, while hiking
Samaria Gorge		 Middle part of
the gorge
Seaside village
Peloponnese Peninsula		 Old church ruins
Peloponnese Peninsula		 Agia Pelagia
Kithira		 My new R1100RS My house in Stavros
and the BMW
Church near Loutro,
south coast of Crete		 At Finix - other side of
Akrotiri Mouros near Loutro		 Finix harbor Me at Finix Village of Hora
Ios
View from ferry
as leaving Santorini		 Somewhere on
Sideros Peninsula
Crete		 Windsurfer near Vai,
east coast of Crete		 Beach near Vai Beach at Vai,
famous for its palm trees
Cliffside village of Fira
Santorini		 Fira, Santorini Village shoreline
Mykonos		 Mykonos windmills Jason Fournier, me, Glenn Scrima,
and Rob Parker in Mykonos
Wayne Uhl hiking
toward Tigani Beach
Gramvoussa, Crete		 Tigani Beach
Gramvoussa, Crete		 Me, Glenn Scrima, and
Wayne Uhl on Zorba's
mountain Stavros, Crete		 Me, Wayne Uhl, Jason
Fournier, Karen Reimers,
and Kate Smith at Mt Gingilos		 Me hiking up Mt Gingilos
near Omalos, Crete
Jason Fournier and Karen
Reimers at Mt Gingilos		 Wild goat at Aradena Gorge
south coast Crete		 Marmara Beach
near Loutro		 Loutro, south coast Crete
- only way in is by boat		 Old Turkish fort
Akrotiri Mouras, Loutro




I made a short visit in April 2000 to the island of Syros and then went back to Crete to see friends and old familiar places.


Syros, Greece

17-20 April 2000

The main town of
Ermoupolis		 View from roof of
Hermes hotel		 Overgrown old
stone walls		 Vari South coast Syros
Randy Bullock, Terry
DeBerry, me, and Robert
Jones touring Syros		 Syros countryside Church of Resurrection
(Ekklisia Anastasis)
over-looking Ermoupoli		 Cathedral of St. George
atop Ermoupoli hillside		 Me and a friendly
(or at least, tolerant) donkey
View of Ermoupolis
harbor		 One of the hill streets Ermoupolis with Cathedral
of St George and Church
of Resurrection lit up


Crete, Greece

21-25 April 2000

Akrotiri Peninsula and Chania

Kalathas Cove with Zorba's
Mountain in the background		 Kalathas beach
seen through the brush		 The road to
Tersanas Beach		 Had to check out the old
place in Stavros. Still there!		 Zorba's Mountain
seen through trees at
Blue Beach, Stavros
Catamarans at
Marathi Beach		 Typical Crete road Goats in Crete like to
pretend they are mountain
goats and will stand
on any rock they find		 Wildflowers
and olive trees		 Poppies
Sunset view of Chania
from Monte Vardia Hotel		 At Chania harbor One of many back alley
outdoor restaurants in Chania		 A typical back alley
hotel in Chania		 Caught a cat slinking
through the alley
Old Venetian mansions
are now frequently restaurants		 The mansions were damaged
during WWII and only
partially rebuilt		 Alley view in front
of restaurant		 Colorful doors are
everywhere in Chania
Another bombed out
mansion/taverna		 Alley with chair Napping dog


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