2022 Jacque's Adventures

20/09/2022

"Pink sand beach" is totally a lie. Small veins of maybe pinkish is actually what it should be called. Elafonissi Beach

19/09/2022

16/09/2022

I failed last night. I had a great hotel in BALI! Bali, Crete, Greece. Today I went to Rethymno, the 3rd largest city on Crete. It's waaaay cooler than Chania or Heraklion! Great "alleys" walking, etc. I went to this Archaeological Museum (gasp! shocker.) The was much smaller and the finds were from some very specific sites near Rethymno. Checked out the HUGE Venetian fort and ended up in my hotel in Pachia Ammon (tiny town on the coast next to a huge dig site on tap for tomorrow!

14/09/2022

Full day on Paros. Went to the archeological museum, took a walk down the "boardwalk" and checked out the beach in town. Had a lovely nap 😁 Rented an ATV again to see the island. Found some awesome spots and some disappointing ruins (they are like 4000 years old). Dinner on the port/Marina near my hotel again.

13/09/2022

Paros! Took the ferry from Mykonos to Paros, had an excellent late lunch, lil nap and wander town at sunset. The sunsets seem so much more vivid out here.

12/09/2022

Today was the day. The grandaddy of them all. DELOS. First ruins were the Minoans 3000BC to 1900NC. Then the Mycenaens, Dorian, Roman Empire, Byzantine, Arab, Venetian and Ottoman Empires controlled this sacred island, the birthplace of the Gods Apollo and Artemis. (She gets almost nothing here)

11/09/2022

Missed yesterday. Ferry from Irakio to Mykonos. (I missed Mykonos last fall because of off season weather.) Early morning 5 hour ferry. Then I checked out town in the afternoon. Today I rented an ATV to check out all the beaches that can't be accessed by public transport. I shower and went into town tonight. Madhouse. Tomorrow is Delos! The entire island is an archeology site👏

09/09/2022

Last full day in Irakio. Visited the Venetian Port and the famous 4000-3500 year old ruins Knossos 2600-1450BC Mycenaen and Minoan 1450-27BC on top. (Then another big earthquake, then Romans)
I think the Knossos ruins are amazing. However the refurbishment is the view of 1 guy only. Some political thing of course. So however this one dude thought it should look, that's how it is now.

08/09/2022

Heraklion/Irakio: Easy day today. Hit the market and the biggest archeological museum in Crete. (Tomorrow I go see the site where most was found). Found a mom and pop (actual husband and wife) restaurant Anand finished the day with a massage then dessert.

07/09/2022

Oops. 2nd sleeping place is an apartment.

07/09/2022

Second full day. Plan: Chania Museum of Archaeology, 3 hr bus to Heraklion (WTF signs here say Irakio = Uh-rocky-oh) check in, wander town.
Actual: Woke up at 6, Ugh! got breakfast, took a little nap, visited Museum 2km away, got lost going back to hotel (took the coast route) to get my bags, got on bus to Irakio, bus BROKE DOWN (super lucky it was by a beach!!!), got to Irakio 90 minutes late. Checked in, too tired to go out so I ordered delivery for dinner. Whew. I sure hope I can get on Greek time tonight!

05/09/2022

The only problem with super cheap flights is that travel time is 2 to 3 times longer. WHEW! Sister, I know you like to see my room. It's dark, but I have a balcony! Goodnight!

04/09/2022

Here I go again!