This past Saturday I got invited by my brother to go with some of his friends through the Samariá Gorge, one of Crete’s most well known tourist attractions, and national park.

My sleeping schedule is all messed up now in the summer, so I got only about half an hour of sleep before waking up at 5:00 AM, in order to catch the first bus for Omalos at 6:15. Inside the gorge, I got the chance to experiment a little with my new phone’s camera and GPS functionality.

We did the 13 kilometer hike in 4:15 hours, and after another 3 kilometers, one can reach the village of Agia Roumeli. After spending some time at the beach and for eating at a local taverna, we took the ship to Sougia where we would camp for the night. Unfortunately, being somewhat sleep depraved, and over tired, caused some funny sickness on me, so me and my brother had to catch the bus back to Chania after arriving to Sougia.

However, just the hike through Samariá was worth it on it’s own, and I got to take a few very nice pictures of scenery you really don’t see everyday.