We note that a lot of the Greek people smoke and it’s allowed in at least some restaurants.
Last night we were entertained by two local musicians. I wasn’t expecting much from this but they were really good. At one point the cook and her assistant came out and danced. Some of us joined them.
The picture above is of Gainnis, the bartender, with Brenda and Patrice. Gainnis is a character; we’re always playing jokes on each other. For instance, the first night we were there we ordered a bottle of wine and gave him our room number. Later he came back saying he forgot it and could I give it to him again? I said “No” and the table loved it. The next night he brought a bottle of wine and 4 glasses, 3 wine glasses and one smaller than a shot glass for me.
Today Brenda hiked the Agia Irini Gorge, 7 km and 500 meter drop. Lots of flora along the way. The original plan was to hike the Samaria Gorge, twice as long as Agia Irini. But some rain made this one dangerous and the park department closed it for today. You probably don’t recognize it but the body of water below is the Libyan Sea.
The purple flower above is named ‘Dragon Lady of Crete’. It is only found in a few places on the island and the Irini Gorge is one of them. It is very striking and at certain stages of development emits a very pungent odor, like some animal died. There were quite a few specimens and thankfully only a few were in that stinky stage. The yellow flower is unidentified.
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