Most people would not apreciate the fact that facilities for the disabled in Crete are NON-EXISTANT but although I am in a wheelchair perminantly the majoraty of the time I have not found it to much of a problem with locals only too willing to help (which is more than can be said back in England)and whilst some places DO have a ramp it's not exactly the standard 1 in 12 but yet again I've never found it a problem. The point I'm getting to is that in my particular case my condition is one of continualy worsening and therfore after 12 years at the LAMON we informed MAGGY that due to problems in the bathroom we would not be returning, this caused great shock to her and once I had explained her reply was when we get home to let her know what was required. so sure enough I sent her details of disabled bathrooms and left it at that only to get an Email just before Christmas to say that the bathroom had been done and she was looking forward to seeing us once again. So when we arrived in Plakias at the end of June the first thing my wife did was to go straight to the room, within minutes she came back out to tell me I had to come and have a look, well the sight that greeted me took my breadth away, rased toilet, pull-down side rail, grab rail and to top it all a new basin with a cut-away front for wheelchair access, in fact it's better than my own bathroom back home, and as for the next morning, well I w'ont go into that.
I may be wrong and stand to be corrected but I believe that this is the only place in Plakias with such facilities and I would like to take this opportunity of publicly thanking Maggy for giving me the chance to continue returning to our beloved Plakias (in fact we have already booked for June 27th 2006) so if there is anyone out there with similar problems do give Maggy a ring.
John & Zell
