Thank you for your review, I like to be active on my holidays and have always disregarded Crete as being a 'beach holiday' and not for me, so it's really helpful to know it's not just that. It's somewhere I will now consider in future, particularly bearing in your 'terrific food' comment!!
Sorry to hear you were unwell but thankfully it sounds as if it didn't affect your enjoyment of the holiday too much. Hope you are well now.
Credit to JY for making the best of the flights situation.
Best wishes
Rose