Crete - Continued

We left Matala and headed east having a fairly vague plan. We visited the archeoligical sites of Gortyna and Phaestos which were quite interesting although you need a guide or a book to know what you are looking at. After crossing numerous small mountains in our tiny little car we finally reched Mirtos and were not to impressed so we headed for Agios Nikolaus witht the promise of something better. We ended up Istron Bay Hotel, deciding to splurge on a swanky resort and in Marlyn's words and "Idyllic" location.Almost an all inclusive it was a nice treat compared to the crowded little pensions and the ace was packed. Pull it up on the internet, it is worth checking out. Today we drove up the east coast checking out some very nice places like Elounda, again up the incedibly narrow mountain roads ( only had to back up once and fortunately not on a curvy part ) and drove through Malia on the north coast. This place is miles and miles of beaches, and development, makes Mexico pale in comparison. All in all we would highly recommend Crete to anyone, tons to see and do, very reasonable and the nicest people in Greece so far. Now we are off to Rhodes.
Kalispera
Don + Marlyn