CRETE - A SPRING TRIP TO THE LAND OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

[ranunculus]

Absolutely Hans....Sue will be glad of the help.    

[Luc Gilgemyn]

More marvelous pix Cliff !
I particularly enjoy the Campanula tubulosa - nice upright bells !
Tulipa doerfleri is another favourite !
etc... etc....
Thanks again for taking us on the tour. (we didn't even have to carry your bags  )

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Cliff,
Wonderful photos of spring on Kreta. I hadn't so much luck to see this riches of flora. In July Kreta looks differently, plants are completely dry.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

I hope, Cliff isn't offended with me, if I add some photos to this thread.

1. Balos from Gramvousa
2. Kourna lake.
3. Eryngium maritimum
4. Coast in Georgiopouli. There are only volcanic stones

[Ewelina Wajgert]

I didn't take many photos of plants

1. Arum italicum
2. Platan - it is 2000 years old and has 11 m periphery
3. White Mountains - entrance to Samaria at sunrise. They are majestic but we must go, because we have 14 km to crossing
4. This photo I have taken by entrance to Samaria but I didn't identify this plant. It has flowered nice
5. White Mountains

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for these pictures Ewelina. What a vastly different place Crete is in July, from the time of spring bulbs! I can imagine someone who didn't inderstand plants going there in high summer and thinking that nothing much of interest grew there, in almost desert conditions.

[Ewelina Wajgert]

What a different is Crete and Alps, where I was 2 weeks earlier.

Some plants from Samaria - trees cope with drought the best.

[ranunculus]

Apologies Ewelina,
Only returned from Portugal yesterday morning, so I have missed all the forum postings for the past twelve days - many thanks for your very welcome additions to this thread.  I expect Crete would be too hot, dry and arid for me at that time of year.   
Beautiful pictures.

[Diane Clement]

Only returned from Portugal yesterday morning, so I have missed all the forum postings for the past twelve days - many thanks for your very welcome additions to this thread.  

Welcome back, Mr Buttercup.  I hope you enjoyed your holiday and look forward to seeing all your pix.  I think you will be pleased to have missed SOME of the forum postings.  Hope to see you Saturday at the Blackpool show. 

[ranunculus]

Many thanks Di,
Rest assured I got to the 'bottom' of all the postings made whilst I was away ... the 1400 plus pictures I took in the Algarve may contain one or two items of retaliation (if I could discover a malevolent side to my nature, of course)?   
See you Saturday ... baggsy first ride on the waltzer! 

[Hristo]

Hi Cliff,
Super posting, the tulip sequence, wow! I wish I had been there, I would have been running around like a little kid!

[Maggi Young]

So many of us really appreciate these travel threads, whether we are just enjoying the armchair trip or planning our own visit.... all in all a super subject, thanks Cliff