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OMG\u2026.Martin has only two riding days left before he leaves!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That went quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But today did not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We bought two of these!! And cycled across the water all the way to Crete!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Actually\u2026that was a lie\u2026so of the above monster distance, we rode less than four of them!! (Great NZ invention by the way!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise\u2026an eight-hour ferry ride!! (This is Rhodes old town from atop our ferry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Actually it was not a bad voyage at all. A \u201cBlue STAR\u201d ferry\u2026a cut above most Greek ferries. Luxurious one might say\u2026.certainly for a ferry!! And quick!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two two stops en route added a bit of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, Karpathos\u2026another hugely mountainous island!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And with a surprisingly tiny landing area for such a bit boat!! Complete chaos as passengers got off and on, trucks and cars got off and on\u2026.ALL at the same time!! You can just imagine the health and safety tsars in UK and NZ tut-tutting\u2026.but hugely efficient, and we are on our way again in next to no time! Especially as they have to load everything to cater for another five stops of folk getting off and on\u2026it is mind-jangling jigsaw!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then to Kasos\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026A much smaller island (with a much bigger landing area!)\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026\u2026and\u2026on to Crete! The far north east corner\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026before pulling into Sitia at around 7.30pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Had to laugh\u2026for our apartment for the night was some 200m \u2018inland\u2019\u2026and located on top of a cafe. Which was closed! As were all four of its neighbours\u2026we we wondered why\u2026a combination of Sitia being miles from nowhere?\u2026and it being Sunday!!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And needing \u2018security\u2019\u2026haha\u2026the friendliest dog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Until we happened on this\u2026!! Very busy and vibrant wee place in fact!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And after beers and food\u2026.a delicious dessert arrived (..but we did not order this\u2026.!)\u2026as a gift, together with two glasses of raki!! Then we discovered another bottle of Raki as a gift in our apartment!! Lovely folk here in Sitia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pleasant day\u2026though I would almost always prefer a night ferry. But then again\u2026we would have missed Sitia!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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