The wind and the sun, or fifty shades of blue
We woke a little worried – the forecast had suggested rain (again!) this morning, but on rising, although the sky was peppered with big grey and white clouds, it wasn’t raining (yet) as we headed out, hopeful in shorts, T-shirts and fleeces (but leaving other coats behind) for breakfast. We chose an indoor setting to eat, and were glad we did as we saw umbrellas open against rain that began to fall. But by the time we had finished, so had the showers, and as the day wore on, the clouds got fewer, and the sun got stronger.
It was a day of wind and sun, which meant finding a sheltered spot and lingering, whether drinking coffee, or eating local pastry delicacies for lunch. We did walk some of the walls of the old town, affording a good view across the roof of the city and to the mountains beyond. Heraklion is not pretty, but it has grown on me over the last 48 hours. Everywhere is better when the sun shines, and today the sun shone and when sheltered from the wind it was very warm in the spring sunshine.
Blue is the colour of Greece, and we enjoyed fifty shades of blue, from sea and sky, to the painted woodwork of classic Greek fishing boats.
The sea, blown by the north wind into a small swell, did not entice me in.
A lone olive tree, against and azure blue sky rising from the infinity of the deep blue sea – the epitome of Greece.
