After spending the last week at Blue Dome hotel in Platanias, Crete. I have to say that coming back to cold Norway is a great disappointment.
Blue Dome hotel was fantastic, i was allowed to swim in the pool without regular opening hours. So from 06.00 to 08.00 i was to find in the pool. And during the rest of the day i had to swims on each one hour.
In total i spent 21 hours swimming during the six days of vacation, and i am very satisfied.
Back to Blue Dome Hotel!
We had booked a one room apartment, and was quited excited about how it was. When we arrived, at 01.00, we where very surprised over the quality, the size and the location. Everything was even better than promised on their web pages.
Next morning I went swimming at 06.00 in the pool, I met Basil the hotel owner he said I could borrow the pool anytime. Afterwards went to check in. There I met Claudia the hotel manager for the first time. I’d already asked her on e-mail if i could borrow the swimming pool without regular opening hours, and that was no problem.
I found myself very comfortable at the hotel just after two hours swimming due to the great hospitality of the hotel owners.
Later that day I met Nikos, he and his wife, Mary, had a restaurant at the hotel. The food was great, we ate most of our meals at the restaurant due to the friendly people there and the great food.
One evening there were greek dinner at the restaurant with dance and music, the dinner was incredible and it was very entertaining, though i took an early evening to get up for swimming at 06.00. Thanks Nikos and Mary.
When I left I got a Olympiacos t-shirt from him! So now i got a new team to cheer for, thanks Nikos
The great disappointment was to come back to Norway. I was hoping for 15-16 degrees celsius to get my six hour swim over and done with. This i need before swimming the channel, otherwise I will not be qualified to attempt the crossing.
I checked the temperature in Vikedal, a couple of hours into the qountry because it is hotter there than at the coast where i live. It was sadly just 11 degrees celsius in the sea, and 12 degrees and cold wind onshore…
So now I will have to wait with my six hour swim until i get back from work.
Ofcourse i bought myself an example of Poseidon, the god of the sea!

Poseidon the god of the Sea.
All in all I am very happy that I decided to go to Platanias and Blue Dome hotel. The the apartment, the facilities and the people where great!
Thanks for an incredible vacation Claudia, Basil, Nikos and Mary.
PS. Best of luck with your swimming Andy!



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