Hundred Years Behind

During our holiday in Crete, we took a coach tour through the mountains. Occasionally we saw lonely huts but otherwise the landscape was dry, barren and deserted. "Civilization here is a hundred years behind the times," our guide told us. "You have only yourself to rely on. In emergencies, help won't be just around the corner."
I was impressed, and as we passed a flock of sheep I truly felt I was back in the last century. That was when I saw the shepherd deep in conversation on a mobile phone.