Trip to Crete - Day 2

On the first full day of our holiday we got up and went down for breakfast. Again there was plenty of choice for food - but the drinks were a bit of a letdown as they didn't have decaf coffee. We did discover a couple of days later that there was a hot chocolate machine in the dining room, which was good, but the juices weren't up to much either. No matter! It also rained really heavily a couple of times, but then the sun came out and it dried up, so that was good. I put on my new sandals - I bought them after our cruise last September and then put them in storage in February so I didn't have them out to wear over the summer, which was a shame. 

The hotel we were staying in had a spa so in the morning we decided to go there and see what was what. As we were walking round, we came across some stray cats! I know Greece is famous for cats and I was so excited to see some! At one point in the gardens there was a mum and her three kittens, all of whom were wandering about and playing. And just near the spa there was a mum and two very little kittens. They were all so cute!

We went into the spa and liked the sound of a 90 minute appointment and the price was low, so we made a booking for the next day when they had some availability. We went back into the lobby of the hotel and sat there for a bit, I think. I was reading - I had started this Ruth Rendell book that I unearthed when I unpacked all my books. I think it belonged to my mum originally. I really enjoyed it. 

I think we had lunch but I can't remember exactly. Some days we had a bigger breakfast and didn't bother with lunch, and some days we had both. We went down to the pool anyway and spent the afternoon there. I was under a parasol. We waded in the baby pool as it was too cold to swim elsewhere. It was nice and sunny but there were clouds passing over - I took a picture of one coming in. I tried the sangria which was lovely, I had more than one of them during the week for sure. 

After a rest and a shower we went down for tea. I don't eat a lot of bread, I don't really care about it, but Lee does so he ate loads, but I noticed these rye rusk things and tapenade, tomato, and feta. There were instructions about how to make it with herbs and olive oil, like the Greeks do, so I did that, and it was delicious! I also had an ouzo sunrise which was strong so I didn't bother with another one of them. 

We just sat and I read and Lee played on his Steamdeck, in the lobby of the hotel where there was a bar. Oh I think we probably went in the shop this night, too. I bought postcards and a tacky magnet - we love tacky magnets! The shop was in the hotel. 

When we went to bed I took the last two photos from the balcony as it was a full moon and the moonlight looked so pretty off the sea. It was such a pleasure to be able to see the sea from where we were!

These were my lovely new sandals, they were comfy too. My toenails were a gorgeous aqua shimmer colour from Barry M

Mama cat number one and her kittens, so cute. 

And here were the two littlest kittens, they really can't have been very old! 

My view from under the parasol - this picture took accidentally when I was faffing with my music, but I liked it so I kept it

This black cloud was moving over us though

Lemonade for Lee and sangria for me

The book I was reading. I will have to read more by her

Ouzo sunrise later in the day

The Greek food I put together - it was basically bruschetta but, like, Greek

And finally the little peninsula we were on in the moonlight