Absence for a week was down to gorge walking in W Crete near Chania. Right-click to open new tab for enlarged photo.

Not the biggie, the Samaria gorge, which I thought too strenuous, but one nearby - the Imbros gorge which was almost as spectacular.




and some other gorges too, at Meskla and Srikari




plus some general walking


Five days of hot cloudless weather


and a couple of days with thunderstorms echoing round the mountains

 

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Were you following in the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor?

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Not consciously - and General Kreipe who Fermor kidnapped was smuggled out to Egypt from a beach a dozen miles east of the Imbros Gorge in the photos.

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He led me to take an interest in Romania. I've been addicted to Romanian wines ever since! 🍷

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