When you think of Crete in the spring, you think of wild flowers. They have been especially good this year because of the wetter than usual winter. The bees have been out in force making the most of it.
These are some of the flowers that we've seen on our walks.
We've roamed widely with Anne Bouras's indispensable 'Circular walks in East Crete' as our guide. We've gone on the regular marina group Thursday walks too - sometimes the demanding ones led by Robin and sometimes the gentle ones with Hilary and Ann.
We've walked along Minoan trails that are several thousand years old; we've followed donkey paths and irrigation leats through the aromatic scrub; walked up the riverbed of gorges that cut deep clefts in the landscape - all the time keeping an eye open for killer goats that might dislodge rocks far above our heads.
These are some of the flowers that we've seen on our walks.
We've roamed widely with Anne Bouras's indispensable 'Circular walks in East Crete' as our guide. We've gone on the regular marina group Thursday walks too - sometimes the demanding ones led by Robin and sometimes the gentle ones with Hilary and Ann.
We've walked along Minoan trails that are several thousand years old; we've followed donkey paths and irrigation leats through the aromatic scrub; walked up the riverbed of gorges that cut deep clefts in the landscape - all the time keeping an eye open for killer goats that might dislodge rocks far above our heads.
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| Taking the aquaduct across a gulley |
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| The riverbed in the Kritsa gorge |
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