We all woke up in two minds this morning; its our final full day here so there is a mix of sadness for our visit being over so soon, but also a sense of us wanting to make the most of our last day. We are back up to a full team of 4 geographers as both Claire & Kirsty are feeling much better than yesterday.
We chose to complete as much work as possible in the morning, so we could chill out a bit more this afternoon and evening. This work included finishing blogs, inputting a last bit of data into Google Earth, completing our video and interviewing the last few people we wanted to chat to in the village.
It was really interesting that the owner of the local cake shop continued the theme of other locals in wanting more tourists to visit Chora Sfakion. She believes the improvements to both the road into the village and the boardwalk that runs adjacent to the beach will begin to encourage this, as access to Chora Sfakion is now much easier.
As we walked up towards the new hotel, called Hotel Notos, we noticed it was cloudy and raining high up in the mountains behind the village. This was a little worrying as a 15 year returning tourist that we had spoken to in Loutro earlier in the week, had told us a story of how Chora Sfakion had been flooded in a similar event a few years previously. Hopefully our wellington boots will not be needed!
In comparison, in the harbour area of the village the sun was shining as strong as ever.
After a traditional lunch of olives, stuffed aubergines and saganaki (fried feta cheese), we headed to the beach to record the necessary footage to complete our blockbuster film. Oscar nominations will definitely be heading our way, particularly in the stunning Venus scene for the sexiness of Will’s hairy legs!
We are all really looking forward to the whole group meal this evening at Hotel Livikon. It will be lovely to have the opportunity to reminisce on all the memories we have shared this week and the friends we have made.
