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| Back on the salty sea! Cruising along the coastline from Matala, southern Crete |
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| Sunset behind the islands of Paximadia |
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| The first trip gearing up for paddling at the beach in Matala |
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| Sea cliffs and caves east of Matala |
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| The view of Red Beach, east of Matala, from the ridge above |
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| Matala at night |
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| The ruins of the Minoan palace of Festos |
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| At the top of the Samaria Gorge, the largest gorge in Europe, getting ready to descend 4,000 ft in 11 miles |
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| The Iron Gates at the end of the Gorge - the walls are only about 12 feet wide here |
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| At the beach in Roumeli, getting ready to paddle |
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| Icons at the Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos |
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| Eskimo roll practice at Marmara Beach |
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| Paddling up the freshwater river from Palm Beach |
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| Selfie, dodging rocks along the coastline |
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| Barracuda souvlaki |
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| Sunrise in Galini, getting ready to make the 8 mile crossing back to Matala |
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| On to the second trip, my trusty steed that I got to rally up and down mountain roads, and through teeny tiny towns. Waiting for the ferry at Hora Sfakia |
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| The town of Loutro |
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| Paddlers coming in for lunch |
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| The ubiquitous taverna cat |
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| Exploring the Blue Grotto on a stand-up paddle board. The rocks are undercut so the light filters in from below the water |
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| Standing up and making it look good |
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| One of the three rocks at Tria Petra, paddling the last long leg to Galini |
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| Exploring the archaeological museum in Heraklion |
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| These clay pithoi were taller than I was. From there it was back home to Montana! |
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