• Greeting him at the Herakleion airport, all sweaty and gross because there is no air conditioning, but hugging a lot
• First night in Herakleion, exhausted but happy
• Wandering around Gournia, with him walking down uneven Minoan roads while I waited for him, perched on an ancient foundation
• Walking to the pier in Pacheia Ammos, staring at the mountains and the sea, seeing the village through his new, fresh eyes
• Entering the tiny church in Pacheia Ammos, hearing its silence, feeling its local village spirit
• Drinking lemon Fanta with D on Kamares beach in the shade of our grass-thatched umbrellas, watching the tiny waves lap the shore, and the small boat coming and going hour after hour
• Exploring Akrotiri together, with him just as interested as me
• Laying on Red Beach, listening to some annoying Canadian guy talk to a girl for a VERY long time about the small towel he received at a resort, and a couple from NJ
• Sitting on the edge of a canal in Amsterdam, our feet dangling, eating merengues

tbc...