Samaria Gorge
July 11th 2010 We were up at 5:30 to grab a bite to eat and catch our bus to Samaria Gorge for a long but spectacular day of hiking. We dozed on and off as the bus took us up into the mountains of Crete to the starting point of our hike. Our guide was a jovial Swiss fellow, with a deep tan and long curly hair who (except for his hiking boots) looked like he had been plucked straight from a surfing spot in Sout
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