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We have been going to Fiji for so long on the first few occasions we visited the Orchid Gardens it was still owned by Raymond Burr. A very good Canadian.

Now we cross the old moats that surrounded the City. They never had water in them. And the gate into the city. Also used by cars.

The old stadium. And now to the walled city.

Up to the high point of the city where the really old town is very slowly being excavated and restored. Great views. And the Temple of Hermes being Demolished stone by stone as an earlier restoration was causing problems.

And a Greek round a bout.

Certainly great views around the cruise port. And an Expedition ship nearby, Ocean Odyssey. Described as being leased from a Danish company. Though a simple search vreveals ultimate ownership is a Chines company who built it and it's sister ships also leased out. One to an Australian company -the Greg Mortimer. Now off for a drive before touring the old city.

The next port was Rhodes.

A sea day and obviously everyone on line. CC is really slow and have already lost this next post once but here we go again. Rojaan began with the mushroom mousse. Unfortunately I had forgotten that I had had the beehive at Silver Note on the Muse in 2019 and how disappointed I was with it. The tiny little portions of the ingredients doesn;t let you really taste the different foods on the plate. Trying to be too clever. For mains Rojaan had the lobster tail whilst I had the lamb. On the advice of another passenger I had ordered an extra piece of lamb. Both dishes excellent. For desserts Rojaan had the Volcano and I had the berries. Both nice. However we both thought it wasn't really worth the hastle. Our next 3 cruises are on the Muse and all over 30 days. We will maybe try Silver Note once on each cruise.

That night we had dinner at Silver Note. A couple of nights previously our waitlist had cleared and we got a message that the booking was for 9.30pm. We cancelled as usually asleep at that time. That night we received the mid cruise Questionnaire so I made a suggestion that due to the obvious limited number of bookings that they limit the bookings to 1 or 2 per suite per voyage. That night the Restaurant Manager visited us in Atlantide and asked if we would like a booking for the next night. However we had already arranged dinner with another couple for that night. So he said leave it to me and I will send you a message for a booking. When we return to our suite after dinner I always check our messages. One was from the restaurant manager with a confirmed booking for 2days time at 8pm. So here we are. First the restaurant. We were the second couple to arrive. And the menu.

An afternoon departure from Souda Bay. Part of the naval base. And we pass the naval base.

We were meant to be back in Crete today but the weather has meant it is too dangerous to dock so we are just floating in the Ionian Sea instead.

Back to the ship and Lunch at Spaccanapoli.ojaan has her usual porcini pizza and I try the quattro formagi whic is very good.

Now to the old harbour. Free time to walk around.

Several layers of past civilisations revealed. Earliest Minoan,

Captain Zanello left the Moon today and he is one of 2 choices for the first Captain of the Nova.

Now we drive to the City of Chania to visit the old town.

Now off to Akrotiri where the father of modern Greece is buried. We passed a NATO Army and Air Force base. Now at the Memorial.

And they had a shop. Even had Greek Delight. Not heard that name before.

Now the monks also made wine and olive oil so down to that museum next.

Their museum of priestly garb. And icons.