Balos Lagoon and Falassarna Beach - October 27, 2023
We left our hotel in Chania about 8:30 AM in a 4 wheel drive Range Rover. We stopped to pick up a family (mom, dad and 11 year old son) from Brazil who have been living in London for the past 18 years. Our driver and guide, also named George, was older (44 years) than yesterday's driver, and spoke excellent American English with no accent. When we asked how he learned his English, he said he also plays guitar at local spots all around Chania mostly singing hit tunes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s; and that is how he perfected his English. We headed west along the same road as yesterday but then deviated and turned north toward the rugged Balos peninsula. The road quickly turned into a steep gravel dirt road for the next 10km. We passed many untended wandering and resting goats as well as a few sheep; they come at the call of their specific shepherd who checks on them once or twice a week. At the end of the road is a parking lot where we got out and walked about 10 minutes to the Bal