Mon 20th: Back again to the cave at 05:30, with Diana and Jessica. It was cold and windy and there was not much goat activity, though I did have five in view at one time. Photographed goats around camp in the afternoon. In the evening I went to look for

Tue 21st: Up at 04:45 and left at 05:30 to walk down to Agia Roumeli. It was a hard trek with a full pack again. Arrived about 08:10 and took the 09:00 ferry to Chora Sfakion. It was good to see the coastline I had walked along years before. Got the bus back to Chania, checked in to the Omalos Hotel and had souflaki for lunch. In the afternoon I went with Elise and Sylvia to the town beach for a swim. Had dinner in a

Wed 22nd: It was too rough at sea for us to depart for Theodoro island in the morning, so spent the day waiting and walked around Chania. Finally set off at 5:30pm. Took taxis along the coast, then a boat over to the island and made camp around the church.

Thu 23rd: We had a walk around the island, then swam and sunbathed in the bay where we had landed. The boatman arrived with an excellent lunch for us. Swam again in the

Fri 24th: Had a swim in the morning, before the boat came to take us back to Crete. Taxis took us to Chania. Later we visited the archaeological museum and maritime museum.

Sat 25th: Flew to Athens, where we had time to visit the Acropolis before I returned to Heathrow.