Órmos Foúrnos

Tucked away in a small valley lies a small beach with a small church and a large tavern. Kyprianos, for some a great place for a wedding and for others a nice habitat of sand and rocks. The shallows are usually calm in prevailing northern winds and one can spot plenty of little sea slugs on the rocks. These cute critters look to me like little bunnies grazing in the algae. They are actually pretty cool as they are solar powered, incorporating algae into their bodies. Some, it seems, are already gearing up for Valentine's day 💝. In the sea grass I could find several operculi (basically a snail's door), also prefect as a gift for Valentine's and the snails that make them weren' far either. Again plenty of fish were hiding in the rocks and even a murrey eel was out and about, but I was too slow with my camera.Read more