Adio Hellas

After a fairly hectic last day in Crete, involving hiring a van at the last minute to go hiking in the beautiful gorges in the Cretan mountains, I boarded the overnight ferry back to Athens. When I bought deck class rather than cabin class, I didn't know exactly how literal they are with these things. The locals definitely did - whole familys brought along picnic rugs, blankets and picnic baskets to spread out in the halls of the 6-storey ferry. I found myself a comfy spot in the large and strangly empty seated area to ride out the 14 hour trip before spending a half day poking through the Athens Archaelogical Museum and then jumping on the plane.