Falassarna, Crete: the far west end of the island. No e-mail connections here! Great beaches though, clear blue water, perfect temp for 1/2 hour swims. Those are tomato plants underneath the white cloth covers (see them?) 

Looong beach at Falassarna

I stayed in this upstairs room for 5 nights in Falasarna. It had a view of the sunset, a little view of the ocean, and wonderful people who ran the place. 

Here he is...the Cretan shepherd from Falassarna...

towards the sea...

and down... 

And he continued to run up the mountain... 

Oops! That was the sheep, they didn't speak Greek (to me, at least). Here's the shepherd. 

After a lively conversation in Greek and my scrambling around to get a good photo as he ran with the sheep, this shepherd invited me for feta cheese, red wine, and plenty of photo opportunities in the mountains.Charming, but I declined...