We are writing this post to you from a small town in Western Crete. It is known as a “Traditional Cretan Village”. Up in the hills, South of an area know as Kissamos, is a small village known as Milia. Milia was a small remote village, several centuries old, which has been restored into a place with 16 living areas and a dining area/lodge.
Our room is built into the sides of the mountain and made of stone with it own porch overlooking the gorge. We have a wood burning fireplace and candlelight for heat and light. They do have some solar power so for a few a hours a day we have a light that we can turn on. Solar also heats the water and we get a warm shower. The windowsill is our 
refrigerator and thus far working out very well. They grow all the food up here and we will be they first to say that it is superb! Freshly baked whole wheat bread, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, yogurt, wine, olive oil, honey, and the best feta cheese ever.
So what does one do up here you might wonder? Well, today we are enjoying the most beautiful lightening and thunderstorm! It is phenomenal and what better way to enjoy it but in our cozy abode, fireplace a glowing, windows open, a good book in hand and the sound of water hitting the rooftop as we look out on the lovely mountainside.
You may wonder how we found this place. One of the nice things about travel for us is the interesting people we meet along the way. While on the base in Souda Bay Crete we met a lovely woman named Roxanne who was raised in San Francisco but now lives here in Crete. We began discussing our adventures with her and she asked us how long we would be here in Greece. We both answered at the same time “until we are ready to leave”. What a wonderful thing to be able to say. We talked about the things we have enjoyed the most and so it was at her recommendation that we come to Milia. And it is absolutely perfect.
You may wonder how we found this place. One of the nice things about travel for us is the interesting people we meet along the way. While on the base in Souda Bay Crete we met a lovely woman named Roxanne who was raised in San Francisco but now lives here in Crete. We began discussing our adventures with her and she asked us how long we would be here in Greece. We both answered at the same time “until we are ready to leave”. What a wonderful thing to be able to say. We talked about the things we have enjoyed the most and so it was at her recommendation that we come to Milia. And it is absolutely perfect.
We head off in a few days along the coast to the eastern side of the island. The towns have names I cant even pronounce let alone spell. We hope to stay at some small, quaint places along the way. We have a few recommendations so we will see where that leads us.
The Grecian airline is having a promotional for several of the countries we want to visit. We are beginning to think about the next country but we are not sure where that will be or when we will go.
For now, we think we will just be still and enjoy the storm!
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