The 3Rs - Running, Richtis & Raki

Gosh, another week gone by - how did that happen so quickly !

one of the views from our apartment

'Scooby' - we don't his real name yet, but he lives next door

Well last weekend saw us 'pop down' to the village both days for a quick bite of lunch and couple of drinks, only to end up still out at 7pm.  Firstly we went down on our own to sit in the Kafeneo part of Kokylia and got so much into people watching and generally watching the world go by, that suddenly it was early evening and Nikki had plied us with a couple of carafes of raki to help while away the hours.  Then, as if we hadn't learnt that lunch in the village can be dangerous, we went back the next day to meet our friends Nick and Heather for Sunday lunch which lasted on into the early evening - no raki this time, just a few jugs of rose wine (or 'reddish' as it says on the carton in the shop!).


Roman Fish Tanks at Mochlos

Anyhow, whilst we watched the world go by we also noticed that the Roman fish tanks were more visible because of the current so here they are again, hope you can see them as clearly as we can.  Actually, Nick & Heather are another example of a 'small world' experience as Dud knew them many years ago when he lived in Wales, then lost touch.  Then a couple of years ago, heard from a mutual friend that they had bought some property in Crete - guess where that turned out to be - Mochlos!!

More visitors arrived this week, firstly Laurance and Jackie who bravely took the night flight over to Heraklion - along with several groups of young people off for a good time in Malia.  Shame they (the 'young people')won't see much of Crete, but there you are, that's youth for you.
 

back in Aghios, scene of last year's wedding ceremony - aaahhh

On Tuesday, we all went into Aghios Nicoloas (or Ag. Nik. for short) to do a spot of window shopping, but it was so hot (37 degrees) that we had to stop for refreshments.  We went to Cafe du Lac, which was where we waited last year before our wedding ceremony, so very nostalgic.  We also went back to the 'scene of the crime' for a photo, almost a  year on - aaahhh.

Mochlos church on the hill

Interior of the church

view back to Mochlos from the church on the hill

Still feeling quite hot, we stopped off at the Tholos beach in Kavousi where Laurance and I went for a swim, whilst Jackie & Dud took more refreshments.  As if that wasn't enough 'exercise' for the day, Dud and I then walked up to the hill church in Mochlos, where the views are quite stunning.  As it would have been my dad's 82nd birthday I decided to light a candle in the church, which is very small and very pretty, as well as having stunning views.

Wednesday, and on to the 3Rs - we started the day with a run and a chat with Panagiotis on our way back.  Then it was time for our third trip to the Richtis waterfall - 'sherpa Dud' is now a dab hand finding his way through the forest.  To make it a little different, we took a 'picnic' - well, a small fanta bottle with wine in it, plus tomatoes and a round cucumber from Panagiotis' garden, and very nice it was too. 

Also we 'braved' the water - VERY cold but worth it once you were in!

Dud & Laurance 'brave' the waterfall

Yes, that's me you can
just about see......

We dined 'in' that evening, making use of the multitude of fresh fruit and vegetables that we have been given from the garden at Mochlos Mare - and finishing the meal off with some honey raki that I had bought in Ag. Nik. - different but rather nice!



selection of fresh produce
from Mochlos Mare garden

Yesterday, Jim & Susie flew in to join us so we drove over to the airport to pick them up, going via Manolis' cafe in Knossos for a coffee whilst we waited for their flight to arrive.  The day ended with us having supper in Bogazi's accompanied by Greek music from Vagelis and Yiannis - very nice ... oh, and rather a lot of wine and raki (there's a surprise!)