Crete to Ireland, part 1: Greece
We finally have news that Saul’s passport is in the Irish Consular Office in Iraklio, hooray! This means we can collect it and start our journey back to Ireland. Saul’s […]
Back on the south coast of Crete
28 May – 4 June 2021: We just couldn’t stay away 
We know we have a long journey ahead of us back to Ireland and so, while we are […]
Resting a while in Drapanias
Three nights in this lovely campsite, Camping Mithimna, getting bitten to bits by mosquitoes! But it’s so peaceful under these tamarisk trees; all you can hear is the sound of […]
Last few days in Paleochora 
Well, all good things must come to an end, and our six month rental is up. Actually, we ended up staying quite a few weeks longer than originally planned, as […]
Manolis’s olive grove in Προδρόμι / Prodromi
Today we took a trip up into the hills behind Paleochora to visit the olive groves belonging to Manolis Klironomakis. Manolis is from Paleochora and he has a clothes shop […]
Welcome to our new blog
Hi everyone, greetings and welcome to the blog tracking our travels around Europe! 
When we left Ireland in a motorhome in November 2019, our vague plan was to travel […]
Hedgie the hoglet 
Editing to add: this story has a sad ending Meet the latest addition! This is Hedgie the baby hedgehog and we are going to care for her for a […]
Lockdown lifts after six months
Well, after heading into lockdown on 7th November, today’s the day the restaurants and cafés may reopen, albeit for outside dining. But in Crete in May, outside dining is the […]
A trip outside Paleochora!
Well, this is a strange sensation. Today, we took a spin in the van, for leisure purposes! It is finally permissible to travel within your prefecture for non-essential reasons. This […]
Καλό Πάσχα / Kaló Páscha, happy Greek Easter!
So, although some Easter eggs arrived into local shops here two days before ‘our’ Easter on 4th April, it’s only now that the full decorations and treats are coming on […]