We Made it to Rethymno!

Later....

We made it to Rethymno by around 6:30. Our resort is located right across the street from the beach. The front yard has a beautiful pool and there is another pool in the middle of our complex. When I registered, the manager greeted us with Cretan cookies and Fanta , while they brought our bags to our room. The room is compact with a nice size master for me and Ollie, while the girls have a trundle in the kitchen/living room that folds out. The kitchen is cute and totally compact – there is a fridge, dishwasher, and ironing board all in a cupboard the size of my pantry closet. We have a little balcony that overlooks a courtyard with lots of pastel and cool colours.

Of course the girls wanted to go swimming right away so off we went across the street to the beach. In the evening, the tide goes out and the waves are really big. We all had a blast jumping the waves and getting washed back into shore. At first Zoe was a little scared by the big waves, but it wasn't long before she was challenging the waves and yelling, “Bring it on Posiedon!”.

We found a small grocery store and the kids were super excited to find cheerios and eat them for dinner. Well at least the box was in Greek, so they had try and do all of the puzzles and games in Greek.

Tomorrow, our plan is pretty simple – beach and then pool, or perhaps it will be pool and then beach. Life shouldn't be tougher than deciding what order to do these in. Even though there are ancient ruins to be explored, we have travelled long and hard and we all need to just beach it for the next few days.