Poros and Ageana

We rented a car and some bikes while in the islands.

Why hasn't anyone written a movie script about the places you can (and should) take a rental car? The guy didn't even ask for a damage deposit.

A Loop Silhouette.

Biking around the islands was great; we plan to do the same in BC's Gulf Islands when we get back.

We booked ferries and hotels on Santorini, but, at 6:30am, we were told that a big storm out on the Aegean prevented ships from leaving port in Athens. So we jumped on a small ferry and went island hopping near the coast where the weather didn't affect travel.

Poros is only a few hours from downtown Athens, but it seems a lot further.

And it was so quiet on these islands, we could behave however we wanted.

We stayed in this suite for a few days. Great view of the harbour, but you can't point that out to Cody when he's using his alloted 30 minutes a day of PSP time.

You know what Greek Salad is called in Greece? Salad. We had salad, olives, feta cheese, cucumbers, and bread, EVERY day. It was so good, I nearly set my alarm for 3am so I could get up and eat some more. The image above is the view from our restaraunt.

A Birthday Card for Russ

Happy Birthday Russ! Here's an e-card for you. (Russ has race horses and property in Aldergrove, BC, where he lets old horses retire with him.) This bronze horse and rider are in the Central Museum in Athens. They spent nearly 2,000 years at the bottom of the Mediterranean until they were found in the 1970's. Click on this image for detail; it's quite amazing. Happy Birthday, Russ!

Athens: March 2011

Spring Break: 2011. We booked flights to Cairo via Istanbul but there was a little bit of rock throwin' going on so we had breakfast at the Istanbul airport and went to Athens instead. The Acropolis was great but very cold and windy which meant very few tourists.

We spent the first day on foot, walking all around the city eating fresh bread and olives.

But it was windy; we nearly got blown off the top of the Acropolis.