Crete

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CRETE Friday 9.10.09	Assembled at 'Thea' to check the moth trap. Lots of moths hiding in the egg box lining.

Off to Chania to shop; to see the sights and to have lunch	The horses cope with the cars	Lighthouse
Peter and dog	This hibiscus sp. was popular in gardens	Greek men hanging out
Last time we visited there was a white cat in the window		In the Museum garden possibly cosmos
In the Museum	Top cat in the Museum
The front one is a post box
Keeps the street clean		Ruined wall
Harbour wall	Moved on to the sand dunes just outside Chania
Pancratium maritimum	or sea daffodil	impressive pods
The Agia Reservoir cafe	Red Darter	Redshank
Common swallowtail	and another view	Grass
Ancient olive	Plumbago europea	Fresco taken through the window with flash so no idea what to expect
Traditional Cretan windmill made by craft centre owner	Church of St. Nicholas near Kournas	Mike turning the olive masher
Squeezing out the oil	Monumental bump-nut by two kri-kri	We had a wonderful selection of Meze in the spacious dining area at the centre and did not need any dinner.