Our original plan was to fly to Santorini for the week, however, there was a labor strike going on affecting the ferry operators. As a result, all of the flights to Santorini and the other Greek isles were full, however, at Rachel's suggestion, we found air travel to Crete. Not cheap, but this was the point of our trip. So on day 2, we flew to Crete very early, and the rental car attendant suggested the wonderful South shore town of Agia Galini. It turned out to be a great suggestion, it was a very quaint, laid back village nestled in a multi tiered valley scape. Lots of time on the beach, and at little seaside cafes. We did take one side trip to Agina Tria, a Greek excavation of a 2000-3500 BC palace.
I had to include a funny story about our beach day on the Mediterranean. In town, we went to the tourist bureau, and got recommendations for our day trip which was to include Agina Tria, the excavation site, and a recommended beach, Kommos. Well, surprisingly GPS was very accurate, and took us down some dirt and sand roads to arrive at Kommos. As Rebecca and I walked down on the sand, we jokingly thought it might be a nude beach. Well, it was, and Rachel was mortified. She couldn’t wait to get out of there from the first second upon arrival. She got onto her towel, and went face down for the entire stay. It was pretty amusing.
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