We had planned to get away for the dreaded 15th August, when the Assumption holiday can cause chaotic Greek traffic, beach noise and restaurant rudeness, but such was the lethargy following hot nights that we didn't organise anything. There was a beach party at the Jetee on the Saturday night, during which humidity reached 82% at 2am!
So we stayed in town,and survived, not least because on the Sunday - late afternoon - there was a sudden gust of wind and we realised that the Etesian (Meltemi) had arrived - a little late, but meaning business! It cleared the beach. As we also had to deal with three UK property-related crises (including getting Tesco to deliver a new washing machine) it may have been just as well! We then stayed around for a few days in order to be guests at Vicky's much-belated 60th birthday party with cake at the cantina, and hatched plans for a few days in Chania.