We review the wedding vows. I read them aloud over the roar of the engine. We do not. Soon we're at Frangokastello, a fortress built by the Venetians in 1371 as a defense against pirates and rebels, who resented Venetian occupation as much as they resented the Turks. In 1770 Ioannis Daskalogiannis surrendered to the Turks after a long siege of the fortress.
Legend has it that ghosts can be seen riding along the beach on the anniversary of the siege.
Greek salad, Ouzo and Amstels. We're overlooking the town of Plakias, the place Ned and Elizabeth would choose for their wedding. When we get down to the beach they know instantly that this is the spot. Just in time, the guests start arriving in Hania the next day. We drive through the olive groves.