Richard Broom Photography

The Titanic Moment!

There’s never an iceberg when you need one!!!

The Farewell Crete Video

We left Crete yesterday and return to the UK after a wonderful three weeks staying at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort.

The Farewell Crete Video

Hoda’s Walk (Version 2)

And updated copy of yesterday’s video

Hoda’s Walk (Version 2) – The Imbros Gorge, Crete

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Hoda’s Walk

Hoda was our guide today as we walked down the Imbros Gorge in Crete. A 8 kilometre hike!

Our stay in Crete at the Vritomaris Naturist Resort is coming to an end. We will miss it!

Hoda’s Walk

We travelled from the Vritomartis Naturist Resort by boat to the small village of Loutro yesterday. The village is only accessible by boat or along a goat track. A delightfully charming little village with wonderful shops and tavernas.

The Trip to Loutro

The Two Choices

How many times in life do we have to make a yes/no decision?

The Captain

The Sound of Cretan Bees

Join me at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort close to Hora Sfakion, Crete as I listen to the very busy bees and other insects buzzing around large plants close to our beautiful room which overlooks the Libyan Sea. You might also hear the occasional bird!

The Sound of Cretan Bees

The Beetle Sex Orgy

These tiny spotted beetles (top left of image) spent the whole day in the bush outside our room mating. Twosomes, threesomes, foursomes – beetles, it seems, have a really good and varied time in the mating season. Lucky them!

The Local Cretan Dish

A wonderful local dish which is a pancake, filled with feta cheese, with honey on top. Delicious!

The Mountain Critter

I came across this little chap whilst I was wandering around the mountains in Crete today. He or she wasn’t best pleased to see me and soon scampered off. We’ve been trying to work out whether anyone owns the goats or whether they are just wild…

The Mountain Road

There is not a lot of room for error when you take the road through the mountains in Crete.

The Holiday (leave your clothes at home!)

Enjoying our time in Crete at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort (growing old disgracefully).

The Holiday – Richard Broom Photography

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The Rusting Weapon

A rusting weapon, probably from World War 2, found lying around close to a taverna in the mountains in Crete. War – what is it good for?

The Old Quarter

The Old Building

The Smoker

The PONG Boat

The Pong Boat. When I first noticed the boat I thought it had PONG written on the back but, on closer inspection, it turns out it is a boat selling natural SPONGE, sea shells and so on.

The Hooch Stash

Found! Where the booze is hidden!

The View from the Mountains

Looking down from the mountains in Crete towards the southern shore of this wonderful island.

The Baby Shark

Do you eat the shark, or does the shark eat you?

The Desert is TRULY a powerful dish!

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The Potter

The Sound of Cretan Sheep

Join me here in wonderful Crete as we listen to a large herd of sheep passing close to the chalet where we are staying at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort in Crete. The sound of sheep bells (the sheep have bells around their necks for some reason) really is one of the wonderful sounds you will hear on this most delightful Greek Island. I can also highly recommend the Vritomartis Naturist Resort. A wonderful hotel in all respects.

The Bullet Holes

For some reason, here in our part of Crete, they like to shoot at road traffic signs. Not sure why.

The Sunset Dregs

Here we are in Crete and due to being obliged to finish a bottle of wine, I missed the sunset and so this is an image of what was left of the sunset with camera handheld. Lucky to get an image at all!