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Thursday 22 June 06

A very hot day. 

My plan to go on a boat trip has been delayed due to over sleeping this morning. Bit of a rough night actually, as the sideways toilet seat hinges finally gave way at approximately 3:30 AM and nearly guillotined my "parts", not sure I want eunuch status just yet! I then spent nearly 2 hours fixing the dammed thing.

I did manage to make breakfast with 5 minutes to spare and was rewarded by a venomous scowl from the head waitress. About the only thing left on the buffet at that time was some crispy bread slices and raw porridge with bits in. I did ask for cold milk but it seems only hot milk was available.

Fortezza of Rethymno Tour

Because I missed the boat trip I decided to explore the Fortezza of Rethymno instead. This is a seriously big structure. It took me nearly a hour to walk around the outside. I then spent another hour or so inside the walls. In my opinion the architect made some serious errors when designing the enfilade for each corner as there is clearly some blind spots on the cross fire/kill zones. Maybe it has been recently renovated by "brickies" rather than soldiers.

I strolled around town tonight visiting various alcohol outlets.

Feeling a bit lonely I returned to the hotel bar to watch Brazil v Japan, but again ended up next to a group of Eastern Europeans, who strangely enough seem to be the only people who are permanently pissed. I think they're on an all inclusive deal and get drinks for free. 

Retired to my room to watch the football in peace, which I could have done at home.

RE: Sideways Toilet

To avoid any further accidents I've decided to use ONLY the ceramic rim for seating, as the plastic ring is definitely dodgy now that the hinges have been weakened by multiple visits. 

Actually I've discovered that I can watch the television by taking a 60% angle rather than a 90% position and poking my neck around the door frame. Might come in handy if we're 1-0 up with 2 minutes to go on Sunday!

Roll on England...

More later

JackonLand

This diary will be updated regularly (20th June to 4th July 2006) and primarily it is intended to keep my family and friends informed about my progress during my working holiday in Crete. Hopefully, I'll be able to publish some memorable pictures and descriptions from each excursion and visits to historical places of interest.

Other Internet users are welcome to read the pages and download pictures for their personal use. I would also encourage visitors to send recommendations of places to visit or tour companies to use in Rethymnon, based on their own experience or research.

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