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Strong winds today as we climbed out of Plakias, through Kourtaliotiko gorge with the Griffon Vultures, up again to Frati, and along the ridge to Mixorrouma where we rejoined the main road into Spili. At one point we pushed the bikes uphill bucking a 40 k headwind that filled our faces with dust.We are now sitting in our room waiting to go out to Kosta~Marias for a good homemade Cretian dinner with local wine and Raki after.
Not sure if you can see it in the picture, but the winds have blown dust from Africa over the coast, and we expect there to be ‘red rain‘ tomorrow, which is what happens when it rains through the dust storm. Everyone has told us it‘s dangerous to be on the road when this happens, hence we are ‘trapped in Spili‘
We stopped at a taverna in Frata for coffee and to get out of the wind, but we realized the place was closed and the only reason the door was open is because the wind blew it open, breaking the lock. So here we are looking foolish as the neighbor finds us inside a closed broken into taverna. He believed our story, called the owner and all was okay, but we still didn‘t get a coffee!
