Day 65: Gym in Malia, Sunbathe in Stalis

Monday 22nd August 2022

Another Room Switch

Similar to last week’s stay in Malia, my time at Minois Boutique Hotel had only been possible on the basis that I changed rooms to work around their existing bookings. Since I was travelling alone, I had no problem with this as it meant I got to enjoy the hotel a second time. As a result, I had left most of my luggage unpacked to make the switch easier.

After another delicious breakfast (below are the same pictures from a previous post in case you missed them), I spoke to reception about the room move and was told to leave my bags in my current room and the staff would relocate them for me. Free from this obligation, I got my gym stuff together and set off for the bus back to Malia.

Gym Time

I still had one day left on my week’s pass at the gym in Malia, and since it’s a much nicer gym than the one I had been using in Hersonissos, it made sense to go back there. I had hoped Christian might join me again so that I’d have company, but he explained that he was trying to find a kickboxing gym to do some training so probably wouldn’t be available.

As chance would have it, I bumped into him anyway: he was driving past the gym just as I arrived on foot. We spoke for a few minutes as he’d been unable to find his kickboxing gym and said he might come for a workout instead, but I didn’t see him and ended up having a pretty good solo session instead.

Stalis Sun

I got the midday bus back to Stalis, but instead of heading straight for my hotel I walked into the town and bought a protein shake, plus a lemonade, some beer and melon slices so that I could save money on lunch.

Back at the hotel, my new room wasn’t quite ready yet so I sat in the air-conditioned reception for a while until the maids had finished cleaning the room, then was shown to my new home for the next 6 nights. Room 20 wasn’t as fancy as the one I’d vacated, but was still a full-sized double room and therefore a big improvement on the single room I’d had during my first stay here a week ago. I made an effort to unpack most of my things, then, finding I had no work to do, headed down to the pool area to sunbathe and relax.

Dinner

For dinner, I decided to try somewhere new. After a brief stroll along the main resort road, I ended up at The Greek Grill towards the western end. It’s a small place but quite popular, with only a few tables available when I arrived. I had a good meal of cheese saganaki to start, followed by pork fillet with mushrooms and a cream sauce.