6 hours on the ferry. The ferry was almost identical to the last, but this one had rows and rows of bench seats on the deck which made for a more comfortable sleep. We arrived in Heraklion, Crete expecting to find a guy with a sign and a van, ready to drive us to his hotel. We walked off the ferry in the crowd and saw nothing. Nothing but friends and family waiting for others. No guy, no sign, nowhere to stay. Just a lousy Lonely Planet map, which didn't specify where we were in relation to anything. We made our way to the main road, saw a sign saying city center pointing straight ahead. Half of the fellow ferry passengers went right, the rest straight. Again it was stinking hot and we just wanted to
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