Re visiting the beaches

THURSDAY 18^th DECEMBER

A much cooler day and during our short walk to Souda we encountered a shower of rain causing us to seek shelter in one of the nearby hotel’s outdoor bars. The rain only lasted a few minutes and we were on our way home for lunch anyway. Theo was missing and returned home around 2pm with a new toy – the much talked about cement mixer.  We thought he had gone to buy Maria a sewing machine - how wrong could we be and we hoped this was not to be her Christmas present!

 

As the sky began to brighten and feel much warmer we took a short drive over to Amoudi and Shinaria beaches. We had hoped Keith’s art work would still be standing, but due to the recent sea state Keith doubted very much that his work would still exist.  He was right and a lot of the pieces of wood had disappeared, not that it mattered as he was in no mood to re-create his picture. Back in the car heading for home we followed a road leading up to the headland and the Kalypso hotel complex, arriving the same time as 2 cement wagons were leaving the complex.  By now the sun was shining and we took a stroll among the plants to get a better view of the other dragon headland where the lorries for the port are collecting stones, etc.  The new growth of the lime green plants in this area complimented the orange/brown rock face but we had to watch where we walked as people had smashed glass bottles and builders had deposited broken tiles and other rubbish.  Such a shame as nature could make this quite a picturesque place for everyone.