My favorite part of the weekend in Crete was a stop in Margerites, a small village that specializes in ceramics. We stopped for coffee in the morning and for a demonstration at one of the workshops. The artist was energetic, clear (spoke English very well), passionate and talented. He showed us how their designs depend on engineering and demonstrated how to make these very clever salt and pepper shakers on the wheel. He explained this certain symbol on all of the pots that marks any piece of ceramics as a product of Margerites. We all went crazy buying things because it was so fun to see - I hope nothing breaks!
We visited a semi-active monastery, a sleepy beach town that was a favorite of hippies back in the day (Today is life; tomorrow never comes), and basically saw the beautiful scenery and ate delicious food! I had a whole plateful of snails because they are supposed to be great on Crete.
My last picture is with Vasso, the CYA coordinator for the trip. I adore her, along with everyone else on the program, and taking a picture with her has been on my bucket list. Check.
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