Well; what a difference one day makes. This is what we woke up to this morning; it was cool too with a temperature of only 3ºC. After a quick breakfast, we were off to the airport for a departure at 0640Z for Sitia. An uneventful flight at FL110 with a light tailwind routing down over the Peloponnese to the western end of Crete before turning east for Sitia.
What do you see in the distance? Sure enough, this is the depression we had first encountered at Avignon a couple of days ago. Much reduced in intensity now with tops around FL80 but still strong enough to give some moderate rain showers on the approach to Sitia and after landing as we walked around the small port. Once again, efficient handling by Skyserv (formerly Olympic) soon had us refuelled and into a taxi for our hotel near the port.
Today’s flight was 490nm in 2hr 45 min
Tomorrow the African adventure begins in earnest as we cross to Egypt where our handlers G A S E promise unbroken sunshine.