Pubblicato sul blog di "Tre uomini in barca" il 13 agosto col titolo "Costa occidentale":
Meno entusiasmante di quanto immaginassimo, con una jagged rocky coast and at times occupied by hundreds of greenhouses and citrus orchards, however, hides places of incredible beauty.
Falassarna reach the long beach, among the most popular island for its turbulent water and a thousand shades of blue, a day of strong wind and foaming waves that break on the sandy shore noisy but incredibly steep lead us to go a little further: I discovered a taverna overlooking the sea where we eat so well that he decided to keep us for dinner, taking advantage of the live music of the nearby festival.
The next day, for shopping, we climb up the small village of Sfinari, a country like hanging out time, with a handful of houses along the panoramic road which goes only through the olive groves: a single operator Kafenio with nice, fat, tattooed belting an improbable conversations "itagrechese, honey exposed site close to the hives of the courtyard more leafy tree where the dog is related but not the goat, big blue pots on balconies and bales of hay and crates of onions next to the pick-up only possible way for these rugged mountains and on which dozens of towering wind turbines . A series of low headlands
outlines the costs to the extreme southern tip and it seems that the sea is relentless on the lava rock that stands on the sea floor but that has been frayed in the twisted forms and a little unsettling: it looks like a lunar landscape, were it not for the deep sea and dark, this is clearly fishy because of the many local fishing boats as we landed with the wells loaded with eye for dinner! The last head
hides one of the most beautiful beaches of Crete Elafonissi.
Justly famous for its shades of Caribbean blue water lapping the beaches of pink sand, is no longer "occupied" by troops of bathers who arrive by boat from nearby resorts and taking advantage of two or three tavernas overlooking the Libyan sea offer free (as in Greece) and sun umbrellas.
Only Early morning we enjoy a walk in the shallow waters that separate the island from the mother reaching out to small island south wade little tight without the need to swim, the water barely reaches the knee and the whole sea seems just for us. Let
Elafonissi has not been easy but now the bows of our kayaks have veered to the east and awaits the long and windy south coast the journey continues ... ... and enthusiasm increases
Posted the 13th of August on the "Three Men on the boat" blog:
The west coast of C network is not as enthusiastic as we imagined, with hundreds of greenhouses and orange trees, however with places of unbelievable beauty.
We reach the long beach of Falassarna, on of the most frequent beach of the island for its turbulent water and the thousand gradations of blue; we arrive in a day of strong wind and the foamy waves break noisy on the sandy and incredibly tall coast: so we paddle ahead and we discover a tavern leaned out on the sea where we eat so well that we simply decide to have lunch and dinner too, hearing popolar music and eating fresh fish.
The day after, we have to do shopping so we climb at the top of the small village of Sfinari, suspended out of the time, with a few group of houses along the only panoramic road between olive trees: a kafenio with the nice, fat and tattooed manager that laces an unlikely conversations in "Ita-Englis-Greek", honey exposed in the courtyards, great blue amphoras on the balconies and baskets of onions close to the pick-ups.
A series of low promontories delineates the coast up to the extreme southern point and it seems that the sea has attacked furiously the lava rock that has been frayed in twisted and anxious forms: it seems a lunar landscape. The last head hides one of the most beautiful beaches: Elafonissi.
Famous for its turquoise water and rosy sand, it is unfortunately full of swimmers, arrived there by boat from the near tourist places. The day after, early in the morning, we enjoy a walk in the low waters that divide the mother island from the small islan. It was not easy to leave Elafonissi but we turn our kayaks on east direction and the long southern coast is attending us... the trip continues and the enthusiasm increases.
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