(1) the capital of Crete(2) The Cretans nourished him as best they could on their sparse pastoral amenities.(3) This group of Cretan women turned up at the camp and started giving us crumbs of dried bread.(4) There is nothing I like more than to enjoy Greek salad with local Cretan wine by the small canal which separates the bay from the rest of the world.(5) He and Katrin, his long-suffering wife, become enfolded in the rhythms of Cretan life.(6) It was going to be another beautiful Cretan day.