This morning we woke up in Crete after a great night celebrating my 50th. Anne our tour director arrange dinner in the special dinning room with the group which was really nice. The band came around and sang happy birthday and also blew the candle on the cake Noel had arranged. After dinner we headed to the Sky Bar were we ran into Helen and Lloyd we had dinner with the other night. Lloyd celebrated his 60the the day before.
In Crete Noel and I did the tour up-to the Palace of Knossos which was very impressive Minoan city and very well preserved. The palace is multi story and covers a massive area, definitely worth seeing. They had toilets with running water, bathrooms, ceramic pipes which was a very impressive plumping system.
The palace of Knossos was the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. It appears as a maze of workrooms, living spaces, and storerooms close to a central square. It gives an approximate graphic view of some aspects of Cretan life in the Bronze Age.
We set sail again and headed for Santorini just before lunch. I had a hot stone massage after lunch as a birthday treat, the spa on the ship gave me a 25% discount for a birthdays present. I think my legs appreciated it the most after all the stairs we have been climbing.
We finally arrived in Santorini and caught the cable car to the top. Waiting to get the tender boat we were behind some Spanish passengers who were letting all their friends push in the line knocking some elderly passengers in the process. We said something as it was about ten of them and they decided to abuse us. The biggest insult they could give was 'you live on an island' why that was and insult I don't know. We decided to let it go as it just wasn't worth it but some other Aussie later said good on us as they were just arrogant and rude.
We walked along the paths at the top of the cliff taking in the stunning view over the caldera. We stopped for an expensive coffee and saw a wedding going on in a hotel further down the cliff. After a. It of a wander around the shops we had one more drink waiting for the sunset. We headed back to the ship, Noel and I took the cable car but Mark didn't like it so they took the donkey path back to the dock.
After dinner we had to pack our bags and have them out for collection by 11pm. Early start at we disembark at 7.00am.
We have enjoyed the cruise even though you don't get much rest especially when you visit two ports in one day so we are looking forward to relaxing on Santorini the next three days.
Chow for now J&N
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