27/08/2026
So I went to Crete. Day 1 I burnt my ashen legs because I thought a parasol was sufficient, and five minutes in the sea wasn’t sufficient. Had left my sun cream in my room. Day 2 I found that salt water pools (not the sea, too rocky) allow me to move without pain. Day 3, but more swimming. Day 4, Knossos and mum’s medical crisis. Day 5, laying low in the last few hours in the hotel as mum recovers, flight home late. Discovered that it was too hot today in Heraklion and they had decided to close Knossos. Puts our trip into perspective. Back to the folks’ and mum is clearly unwell. (Back to spending my next few days off doing some work stuff because I don’t want to run out of time planning the festival).