After a much needed wash and a rest we felt well enough to take up Niall's suggestion that we drive down to the nearby larger village of Kalyves which is on the coast, and have dinner there. We went to a very good seafood restaurant right on the seafront. It had been windy and the waves were sending spray up against the plastic sheets on the seaward side of the room. In Crete the portions are huge, and our appetiser of fried courgette was delicious but immense. Niall and I then had grilled cuttlefish, but even Niall, who is a valiant trencherman, could not finish his. Fortunately it is quite acceptable to ask for "Paketo" which is "doggybag". We were fading seriously by then so drove back and crashed into bed. We began the next day
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