{"id":2522,"date":"2023-09-18T23:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T23:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/wp\/?page_id=2522"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:13:17","slug":"crete-and-some-hope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/crete-and-some-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Crete and some hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2522\" class=\"elementor elementor-2522\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158b005d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"158b005d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e6c2b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99e6c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"..\/\">European Holiday 2017<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2335a6ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2335a6ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db0c9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-ekit-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6db0c9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ekit-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"ekit-wid-con ekit_menu_responsive_tablet\"\n\t\t\tdata-hamburger-icon=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-hamburger-icon-type=\"icon\"\n\t\t\tdata-responsive-breakpoint=\"1024\"\n\t\t\tdata-close-on-anchor=\"no\">\n\t\t\t            <button class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger elementskit-menu-toggler\"  type=\"button\" aria-label=\"hamburger-icon\">\n                                    <span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span>\n                            <\/button>\n            <div id=\"ekit-megamenu-eu17\" class=\"elementskit-menu-container elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-navbar-nav-default ekit-nav-menu-one-page- ekit-nav-dropdown-hover\"><ul id=\"menu-eu17\" class=\"elementskit-navbar-nav elementskit-menu-po-center submenu-click-on-icon\"><li id=\"menu-item-6925\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-6925 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-default_width elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link ekit-menu-dropdown-toggle\">Adelaide and Singapore<svg class=\"elementskit-submenu-indicator ekit-svg-icon icon-arrow-point-to-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 8.4h32l-16 16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<ul class=\"elementskit-dropdown elementskit-submenu-panel\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6889\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-6889 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">28 May &#8211; 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8 June &#8211; Rome<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6898\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6898 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/florence\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">2 June &#8211; Florence<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6911\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6911 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/pisa-and-the-pickpocket\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">2 June &#8211; Pisa and the Pickpocket<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6921\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6921 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/vatican-and-colosseum\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">4 June &#8211; Vatican and Colosseum<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6922\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6922 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/venice-and-the-bank\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">5 &#8211; 8 June &#8211; Venice and the bank<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6900\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6900 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/gondola-and-last-day-in-venice\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">7 June &#8211; Gondola and last day in Venice<\/a><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-6926\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-6926 nav-item elementskit-dropdown-has relative_position elementskit-dropdown-menu-default_width elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link ekit-menu-dropdown-toggle\">Athens and Greek Island Cruise<svg class=\"elementskit-submenu-indicator ekit-svg-icon icon-arrow-point-to-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 8.4h32l-16 16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n<ul class=\"elementskit-dropdown elementskit-submenu-panel\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-6901\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6901 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/greece\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">9 June &#8211; Athens<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6903\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6903 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/kea\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">9 June &#8211; Kea<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6907\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6907 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/mykonos\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">10 June &#8211; Mykonos<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6919\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6919 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/santorini\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">11 June &#8211; Santorini<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6895\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6895 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/crete-and-some-hope\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">12 June &#8211; 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10 July &#8211; Paris<\/a>\t<li id=\"menu-item-6899\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6899 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/holiday.chrisapps.com\/europe2017\/going-home\/\" class=\" dropdown-item\">11 &#8211; 13 July &#8211; Going Home<\/a><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"elementskit-nav-identity-panel\"><button class=\"elementskit-menu-close elementskit-menu-toggler\" type=\"button\">X<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-menu-overlay elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-menu-toggler ekit-nav-menu--overlay\"><\/div>        <\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6cd5c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b6cd5c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9405ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9405ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday 12 June 2017 Crete and some hope<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de7a745 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de7a745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dea had a really bad night last night, she\u2019s in a lot of pain and I decide it\u2019s time to make a decision. Now that we are in a larger city, Rethimno Crete, I ask Stella if she can organise for Dea to see a local doctor.\u00a0<span id=\"more-868\"><\/span>If he says there\u2019s nothing can be done we\u2019re coming home, it\u2019s just pointless continuing when she is clearly not enjoying this, regardless of what she says.<\/p><p>Stella organises a orthopaedic doctor and a taxi to get us there, the doctor is English speaking but she will come with us to help with translation. We see the doctor straight away and after explaining what\u2019s happening and a few prods and pokes he asks what had our doctor done for this \u201cjust painkillers\u201d. He\u2019s horrified with this as he can clearly see Dea required more help. We walk away from the doctor with better painkillers, a packet of anaesthetic patches and extreme pain relief injections and a note for a back brace. The cost of the doctor \u20ac40.00 cash, all the medication \u20ac40.00, and the back brace fitted \u20ac190,00. As soon as the back brace was fitted Dea felt and looked a lot better. Stella was fantastic, Crete was her time away from the cruise and she chose to help us.<\/p><p>Once we got back to the boat Dea took the painkiller tablet and about half hour later she was almost back to her usual self. The doctor did say she would have to take it carefully and the brace will aid in the healing of her back.<\/p><p>Lunch time and we catch a taxi for a 5 minute trip to the cafe section of the port area. We have a nice lunch together, pain free. Dea has a look in a couple of shops and buys more clothes. Catch a taxi back to the boat. We both have a \u2018nanna\u2019 nap this afternoon as tea is going to be late and then there some Greek dancers coming on board to entertain us.<\/p><p>We\u2019ve been advised that the next leg to the next island is going to be rough.<\/p><p>After tea and the dancers it\u2019s off to bed. Brace off to sleep and the patch applied. Off to sleep. Shortly after the boat is truly rocking and Dea having trouble relaxing allowing sleep. It\u2019s the muscles on the side of her chest causing grief, her back is numb. I think about 3 in the morning she finally relaxes even though the boat is still rock and rolling, and we both wake up at 8:30.<\/p><p>We\u2019re in the harbour of a new island, Kythera. Nearly missed breakfast. But missed the bus to the main town on the island, I \u00a0don\u2019t care Dea slept well and looks pretty good today. 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