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Amber's Journal - Day 7: Today...the invasion of Spinalonga! David has been wanting to try kayaking as possibly something we could do for diving. He's also been wanting to try a kodiak boat (did that already this trip...urk). Kayaking went more happily. It's hard to get coordinated, and yes you WILL drip cold water all over yourself from the oar, but it's kind of fun. I did have some trouble doing the strokes in the proper way, and David reported that it's hard on his back so it's mostly scratched in regards to diving. But as a means of getting to the island it was fun...even when we crashed a few times into other kayaks, or got crashed into. Kayaks are a bit hard to steer properly too. But no one drowned or even got too wet, so we got to Spinalonga safely. This island started as a fortress build by the Venetians, changed hands a time or two and ended up being used as a leper colony. The last man, a priest left the island in the 1950's. The island is now a ghost town ruin. It's been bombed in WW2, and time has been hard on the homes left there. The oldest ones have collapsed to ancient-style ruins, and even the recent ones have a very Old West ghost town feel to them with gaping doors and windows, plants growing into the walls, dry decayed roof beams, and collapsed walls. It's beautiful, sad, and strange all at once. |
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