Yet another hot and sunny day dawned. Yet again, breakfast consisted of yoghurt, fruit, eggs, bread, cheese, ham, coffee and fresh orange juice. Yet again, I smothered myself in sun cream and headed out into the open air. I walked through town to the bus station, stopping at an ATM, before purchasing a return ticket to Kalives. For the first time on this trip, I was heading east on the Irakleo bus and so, I asked the driver to stop at the Kalives junction, which I knew was roughly 25 minutes away, but wasn't aware of the approaching signs to the stop. Fortunately, a young lady was wanting to get on at Kalives, so the driver had to stop in any case. Getting off the bus, I found myself by the side of the wide main
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