Photos from the North Coast of Crete
April 1997

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On the docks in Piraeus - Athens Port.  My ride to Crete, the Anek Lines ship Lissos.

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The sum total of my riding on Crete.  I only went to Crete on a whim - waiting for the temperatutre in southern Italy to recover from an exceptionally cold and wet spring.  What I saw of Crete convinced me that this would be an ideal destination for a multi-week bicycle tour.

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My first day on Crete - climbing hills on the northwest coast near Rodopos.

Rodopos-South-to-Hania-PS-800
I got goat shyte on my tires and some good views.  Fires seemed to be common on Crete.

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On my second day I rode from Platanias to Georgioupolis, passing by Souda - the port bay near Chania ...

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... up and over huge hills, past small villages (this is Drapanos) on my way to Georgioupolis.

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After a room in Georgiouplois, my third night was at Camping Elizabeth in Rhythemno - near the beach.

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On my fourth day, I chose The Old Road to Iraklio.

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There was a lot of climbing midst all the small villages and towns.  This is not the main road (it was paved).

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Making charcoal.

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A toothy looking rock along the road.

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Still climbing.  Shrines like the one behind my bike are common.

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Descent to Iraklio - vineyards and olive groves.

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Iraklio in the distance.

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My "ride" off the island to Santorini - after spending a day visiting Knossos.

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I could live on these comfortable Greek ships


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