Ooh, so I'm off to Chania

I have finally had confirmation that I will be spending the summer in Crete. I was actually offered the field leader position in Messara Bay, but a lack of driving license put paid to that plan.

The alternative was that I do the field leader position in Chania, which I obviously accepted. Chania is situated at the west end of the north coast, about 2 hours away from Heraklion. The turtle beaches in Chania have suffered a lot recently, last year the project only monitored around 25 nests (there were 170+ in Rethymno!). Archelon have decided (due to the current economic climate) to scale back the project a little, and that only 1.5km of beach will be monitored this year.

So, all I have to do now is wait for the official invite, which could come through at any time. Then I can book flights and get things sorted with work. In the meantime, I can start organising a leaving party!