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Chania - A City Break By The Sea - May 2022

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Tuesday 17th  Our first post Coronavirus foreign travel. Horror stories of delays at airport check-in and security were totally unfounded and we enjoyed the extra legroom on the plane. Following a short delay to take off we arrived in Crete, Chania in time for a walk along the harbour wall and a late dinner at the Sailing Club restaurant - just a stone throw from our hotel. Wednesday 18th We spent the morning finding our feet in Chania by doing a multi-cache which took us around the harbour, lighthouse and Old Town - the final waypoint being beyond the Maritime museum. We also stumbled upon ice cream shops and a pottery workshop that became one of our local landmarks. We spent the afternoon with a couple of beers on the balcony making the most of our harbour view suite. We walked the harbour wall to watch the sunset before our "wedding anniversary" dinner... ...after which we visited The Battle of Crete exhibition housed in one of the venetian wharehouses, an incredible coll...