It was surprising to share the ferry back to Crete from Gavdos with so many familiar faces, from people that caught the ferry over here with us a…
Day 11 – Moving House The temporary towel that I put up last night to block some of the sand entering my hammock with the gusting wind worked…
Day 8 – Goodbye Loutro, Hello Gavdos The last morning in Loutro started the same as all that came before it – sunrise, swim, sfakian pie. Once this…
It was only a short hop on the ferry from Agia Roumeli to Loutro, after completing the hike down Samaria Gorge. I didn’t know much about Loutro, other…
Long before we landed in Crete, or could see the coastline, we could see the mountains looming large. I was especially amazed by the size of the mountains,…
Day 2 – Santorini by Scooter Maybe it was the (light) drinking, maybe it was the long active days, but I managed to sleep through the entire evening,…
I admit, when I left Europe and moved to North America, I didn’t think I’d be going on vacation in Europe again for quite some time. I thought…
Having visited many of the nearby areas to San Francisco, it was time to try and visit somewhere a little bit different. Both previous times I’d visited Big…
Leaving the heat and emptiness of Death Valley behind, we passed through the small town of Baker. Mostly unremarkable, other than a completely larger-than-life Mad Greek Café –…
We retreated to the air-conditioned comfort of the RV as we made our way out of East Sierras and into Death Valley. I was well aware that it…