Despina was waiting for us despite the fact that we drove from Agia Fotia east of Sitia and were not quite sure when we would arrive. The house was very clean and she was very helpful in orienting us o the house and the area. There are lovely outdoor spaces as the photos show. The photos are faithful to reality. The kitchen is very well fitted out. The village is a tiny traditional one of (seemingly) sheepherders; it was fun watching one flock of sheep race from the field to get their dinner in the early evening, the shepherd barely managing to keep them in order, and then ambling back after eating. The village seems poor and a little remote but the change in scenery, ambiance and flora was worth it. The drive is quite pretty. We walked the Imbros gorge which is a must-do. Imrbos is about ten minutes from Goni and you park there. It is an easy (2-2.5 hours downhill from the hills to the sea) walk (just wear decent shoes) and wonderful; you can take a truck back up to Imbros for 5 Euro per person. The beach also is not so far - maybe 25 minutes by car to the sea and some of the less touristy southern beaches. We went one day to Chania - it took an hour. That too was worth it; Chania is a very interesting city. Buy your food supplies in the charming village of Vrysses, we found that the tiny grocery stores near the village of Goni carried very little.