Cruise Day 3 - Herkalion, Crete

Pam, Mike, Diane and I took an excursion to see the Kronoss Palace ruins. It was quite extensive in size. There was a Miconian walkway that was original to the first Palace built there. Sir Arthur Evans had excavated the Palace in the early 1900's. To be honest when I read the trip description I thought it was going to be a Palace thar was intact and not a ruin. I'm about ruined out! 😁

Afterwards we went to a pottery shop and watched the owner make 2 pots. He made it look very easy but he's also been at it close to 60 years. His wife paints them as well.

We saw lots of olive groves and vineyards on the trip. The countryside reminds me of Spain as it's arid.

Back aboard we had a quick lunch. Diane l, Mom and I went to the spa and sat in the jacuzzi and then laid on the heated, tile beds....I fell asleep...it felt wonderful and really helped my back.

Everyone but Pam went poolside and played 99 and Pitch. Janet was the 99 winner and Dad, Diane and I won Pitch.

Mike, Diane, Pam and I stopped at the Pink Fizz at 7:00 for our free drink. Tonight's choices were a Tom Collins or Rum and OJ. They also served some light snacks. Next was dinner.....Pam and Mike had Octopus "balls" as their appetizer. We think we need to help them with the wording on their description as we got quite a few laughs out of it. Maybe Diane will post a picture of the menu.

Next up, a revisit to the Blue Bar for a digestive. The same group was performing so we sat for awhile listening. Then we were off to the Disco for more karaoke.....again, no one was performing upon our arrival....Mike and I sang several songs together and Diane even joined us on one. The only other person that sang was a waiter. Sadly 10:30 rolled around and it was time to switch to Disco....looking at the crowd coming in we decided we weren't glittery enough to stay!Read more