Arriving in Crete

We decided to spend fall break in Crete.  Greece has been on our bucket list since Frankfurt, but the cost always steered us away.  Flights to Athens and the Islands in one trip are exceedingly high.  So, instead of squeezing both into one trip, we chose Crete, an island with both the historical sites and the beautiful beaches.  We found great flight prices on Ryan Air and a three-bedroom recently-refurbished town house.  

The day before we left, the rental car company called to ensure we had an international drivers licence.  Uh, no.  Greece is one of three countries requiring this paperwork.  Luckily,  I still have my EU licence from Germany that they assured us would be fine.  Until we actually arrived when they refused to rent us the car because its was under Dave's credit card.  We explained we share a credit card, but this argument did not get us far.  Forty minutes and a lot of frustration later, I drove off the lot.

Our townhouse sat one block form the harbour in the non-tourist section of Chania.  Despite a little bickering from our travel companions, we settled in and searched for dinner.  We found a wonderful restaurant on the water, enjoyed our first tastes of Greek food and wine, and admired a breath taking sun set.