Tuesday 24 May 2011

Kastelakia 1


Zena II Warrior Princess

We arrived here in Rethymno at 6.30am at the end of the long journey.  The bus ride was ok and we were deposited in the centre of Athens at nearly 9.00pm after 12 hours, eventually found the hostel, a very nice taxi driver said it was too close to drive, only if you know where it is!  We had half a day looking around the next morning, after breakfast, or a coffee, with a nice Kiwi couple – similar age to us doing ‘The World’ the other way round. 




Athens was cool, definitely worth another look, after Mark & Raewyn have gone back to Oz.  Caught the overnight ferry to Chania or Hania and after little sleep fell on the quayside, 5.30am, and onto a bus to Rethymno.
Dragonflies


Little Red Rooster


So for the next three weeks (we have already been here a week!!) this caravan is our new home.  Our home is on an Eco park, we can here the frogs calling as I write this. 


 

In the Snake Pit

Sewing Lady II













Our day starts at 7.30am when we feed the rabbits, chickens (two eggs a day), Iguanas, chameleons and the white mice, the mice are dinner for the cretin snakes and the rabbits and small chickens are dinner for the pythons and boa constrictors some of whom only eat twice a year.  So as you know rabbits breed like rabbits so there are more than enough to go round, in fact they could be human fodder before the snakes get out of bed.

The Flopsy Bunnies



Cocktodoo and his harem

5 comments:

  1. What caravan? Hope you're not sleeping in the snake pit!!

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  2. The Snake Pit is too small for Chris and the snakes. Plus they would give him a nasty bite!

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  3. Better a snake in the pit than a snake in the grass.

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  4. Wildlife adventure too! 4 weeks in Crete must be a burden - sunshine, plentiful organic food, cooling breezes. Not long now apparently until your next stop - exciting not to know!

    Should you have time, I hope that Plakias on S coast is worth a visit(no high-rise at least at some 5 years ago) and Elafonisi, a stunning beach on the extreme West coast, although a distance from Rethymno,is just beautiful.

    Alf

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  5. Thanks, when we have our 'holiday' we will be seeing more of Crete

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