Day 8 Sfakia

Sadly, we had to leave the lovely island of Loutro. We had breakfast down at the cafe owned by the same lady who owns our hotel. We enjoyed a nice serene meal overlooking the crystal clear waters with the sun glistening everywhere. Our ferry wasn't due to arrive for another couple of hours, so we decided to take a little hike up the mountain to see the church and some ancient ruins of a village that used to be. It was a great way to end our visit to Loutro. Then we met up with our friends and got on the ferry to Sfakia where we parked our car.  We went immediately to our cars and hopped in for our next adventure. A drive across an old temporary wooden bridge that Steve initially thought many years ago to be a pedestrian bridge. The bridge went across a gorge to an ancient village. We got out and took some photos. I could have spent all day exploring the buildings. On the way there, we passed by a local restaurant that we thought would be good to eat at, so we stopped there on the way back. There was a little language barrier while there and it took forever to get our food, but the wait was definitely worth it. The man and his wife were so friendly and hospitable. We booked a room for the night in Sfakia, so back we went. After checking in, we went down to the beach where Tyler collected some beach glass for Nanny's collection. He also had fun swimming with our friends. Later on, we went back to the hotel where we got cleaned up and then decided to go exploring for a bit. We took some photos of the area and grabbed a light dinner. Then we headed back to the hotel where we watched the stars from our balcony before going to bed.