The last night meal.
Today we departed from Chora Sfakion at an early start time of 9.30am. We headed for the Northern resort of Chania where we would explore the effects of mass tourism and compare to our findings earlier on in the week in Chora Skafion, Loutro and Agia Roumelli. We would later fly home from Chania airport to London Gatwick. We all made a special effort not to take any photos due to it’s military status.
We all woke up early after a lovely group meal on our last night meal, where the wine was provided free of charge along with Greek salad and the ever present bread! After the meal we enjoyed each others company on the beach further indulging in the local wine. It must be noted that some …..enjoyed each others company more than others!
The coach journey this morning was far from pleasant. The local wine failed to mix well with the twisting mountain road. On arrival in Chania, we all had a couple of hours to enjoy the location, whilst taking into account the differences in tourism between Chania and Chora Sfakion. It was clear that Chania encouraged and embraced it a lot more. This was reflected in the mass amount of people and sub industries present such as street sellers. This had it’s advantages as we got to choose a great place to eat lunch and interrogate Chris on the previous night’s antics. Later on in the day we further embraced Cretan culture by paying a visit to Starbucks for a frappacino!
We eventually checked in at the airport where the person at the check-in desk took an instant disliking to James (not surprising!) charging him 7.50 euros for his 1 kilogram of extra weight. Harriet and Danielle were a bit more lucky. Most people indulged in a bit of duty free at the airport, where the smell of sweaty holiday makers once again made our stomachs churn due to the mass intake of local wine the night before.
Whilst waiting to board the plane, we all reflected on what was, in the words of James Gater, “a bitchin’ holiday”. Thanks to the witty banter of Team 4, and of course Richard Tegg, we all enjoyed a fun filled week where the laughter never seemed to stop. Yamas to geography, Sfakia, and not forgetting Elton John and George “Stavros” Michael. Only time will tell if what happens in Sfakia, stays in Sfakia.
Chania.
