Crete
On holiday in Crete 3 guys, 2 girls. One of the days the 3 of us guys decide to walk the Samaria Gorge.

The night before we all got absolutely pissed , so the next day I had a hangover from hell and didnt want to walk anywhere.

The days plan was 1. Drive to the gorge. 2. The girls take the van and go to the beach. 3. Us boys walk to gorge, catch the ferry to the beach and we all go back to the villa.

What happened was this. Got to the end of gorge and stopped for ice cream and beer, then wandered into town just as a ferry was pulling out, lots of joking about it being the last ferry haha. Get to the ticket office and find it was the last ferry going west which is the way we wanted to go, but in 2 hours there was a ferry going east. 2 hours later we catch the ferry going east, then have to board a bus to Hania with manic bus driver, who tries to overtake anything, regardless of any other traffic that might be in the way.

Get to Hania and try to find a taxi to take us back to the villa. As the taxi driver didnt quite believe where we were staying (the place doesnt appear on most maps) the owner of the taxi firm turns up to sort it all out. Finally with help from a couple of shop keepers we get it all sorted

So starts the the taxi journey from hell, the two quickest to the taxi bagged the back seats as no-one wanted to ride in the passenger seat, still not sure looking at death via the side window is any better than looking out the front. The taxi driver was a lunatic, going round corners at fell pelt, with only a mountain drop on one side. At one point a rabbit runs out in front the car, so the taxi driver tries to run it over, chasing the bloody rabbit into a field and starts going up a cliff in his taxi. I was never so glad to get out of my car in all my life.

Should have arrived on the beach to meet the girls at around 6.30pm instead got back to villa at 11pm.

Look back and think what fun
(loquis, Thu 21 Apr 2005, 12:54, Reply)