Thursday 18 July 2019

JULY 2019 : GREECE : DAY 9 : Swims between Sfakia and Francokastello : 3 kms and 1.5 kms


Sunrise


The hotel cat napping in the early morning light 


Our briefing at 9.15


Down to the wharf below the hotel to meet our boat


Our swims today were on the coast east of Sfakia


This part of the coast is full of caves and interesting rock formations


Our first swim of about 3kms followed the coast with large caves and small beaches breaking our journey


The water quality was exceptional








Changing to a lighter green closer to shore




We swam to the boat as Koutelo Beach, our destination, which had a treacherous rocky entrance.


Finding a safe channel we all swam to shore


Relaxation time - some retreated to deck chairs



A special lunch was provided by Swimtrek


The chef and owner of the Koutelo Taverna


Our very appreciative group


After an appropriate rest we swam back to our boat



Our afternoon swim, only 1.5 kms, was from a point out to sea and swimming directly to shore with this little hut as our focus. The sea was a deep blue with shards of light shining through. Just beautiful.


We returned to our port about 6. Before dinner a few of us walked up to the little fort or kastello, for a drink in a small taverna.





The view of Loutro from the fort. Notice the turquoise colour of the water. Crystal clear and calm today.


Feeling rather weary, a few of us opted for a pasta meal at our hotel.


Full moon



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A message from Mark


Samaria Gorge



M&M

1 comment:

juliej said...

Wow.that's an amazing photo Mark. Water colour for you Meg looks beautiful. great to hear of both your doings