Kayaking in autumn weather in Kissamos bay
Today we went out kayaking from Ravdoucha, on the Eastern side of Kissamos bay. We saw a storm coming and quickly paddled back to land! Read more here:
Sea to sky: Pachnes mountain climb, E-bike and hike
0 – 2454m above sea level and back. We climbed from sea level to the top of Pachnes, the highest peak on the White Mountains in Crete. The summer is officially over, but the weather is still great here in Crete. The Autumn rains will start soon, and the mountains will be covered with snow. […]
Beginners snorkel in Kissamos: the hidden beauty of shallow waters
We went out snorkelling from one of our favourite spots near Kissamos. Shallow rocky reefs, flat sea surface, light games in the water, fish playing hide and seek with us. We spotted sea breams. A moray eel. Damselfish. A small grouper. A shiny amberjack. We had a good morning under the sea.
E-bike adventure to Menies beach, West Crete
We had heard the road to Menies beach, an extremely remote and beautiful cove, had been recently redone. With Marco, we needed to check it out for ourselves. We knew it would be a challenge. This road goes along the peninsula of Rodopo, between Kolymbari and Kissamos in West Crete, for about 20Km, almost completely […]
Shallow water fish: snorkelling in Kissamos
In the last couple of days we have been swimming in Viglia beach, near Kissamos. There are shallow rocks just by the shore, and some more rocks a bit further out. The water is still warm and beautifully clear even with the West wind, and we are now into October. We saw plenty of tiny […]
Snorkel with lionfish in Falasarna
We have been spotting lionfish for a few weeks now on the West and South coast of Crete. Today, we saw 3 by the WWII shipwreck in Falasarna. We also saw two triton shells, one live and one just the shell. A good day out in the sea in this beautiful corner of West Crete.
Snorkel to the WWII shipwreck in Falasarna bay
We went on a snorkelling tour around the WWII shipwreck near Falasarna today. It’s the end of September, and the sea is very warm. See some photos below.
E-bike tour of traditional villages in Kissamos area
We rode our super e-bikes on a tour East of Kissamos, towards Kolymbari. We visited Rodopo village and the Venetian villa, we stopped to take in the view to Wild Gramvousa island from Ravdoucha. Then we rode the panoramic hairpin bends overlooking Kissamos bay back on the old road, took a break at the traditional […]
Kayaking in Falasarna bay
On this late summer day we rented some sit-on-top kayaks in Kissamos and headed out to Falasarna. With Les, John, Jade and Callum we stayed around the Northern part of the bay. First we set course towards Limpet island, and we had some fun crossing between the rocks. We felt the sudden change between the […]
Walking Aradena Gorge
Today we went for a family trip to the South coast of Crete, to walk wild Aradena gorge. Read the full story and see pictures here: