(written by Dave) We decided to work on chores today, and play tomorrow before we catch the ferry to Turkey at 9PM.  This may be our last post from the Schengen region as I’m pretty sure we won’t be able to post tomorrow – next post from Turkey (wow, that’s wild!). Anyway, we decided today … Continue reading Last post from Schengen – maybe – from Athens

(written by Dave) It is really hard to know what to write about today.  We basically visited the Acropolis and a few nearby sites.  All of these sites are very well documented on the internet so there is little that I can write that will add much to their story.  I took lots of photos … Continue reading Athens and the Acropolis

(written by Dave) Today we crossed Isthmus of Corinth.  For the last two and a half days we’ve been riding with the Gulf of Corinth on our left.  This morning we reached the end of the waterway and crossed the isthmus to have the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea now on our right for … Continue reading Two seas, two ferries and Athens traffic – Korinthos to Pireas (80/13,016k)

(written by Nancy) So, regular readers will know by now that we are having trouble with our internet connection and have been unable to post in the last several days.  All a bit of a farce – despite all of the time spent trying to get our original sim with Cosmote set up correctly it … Continue reading Continuing along the coast road to Korinthos (65/12,936k)

(written by Nancy) Everything always seems better after a good night’s sleep and we did get that last night.  No alarm today as we didn’t have too long of a day planned, which was nice.  We made oatmeal and coffee in the room for breakfast and took our time repacking.  When we went to check … Continue reading Along the coast road in Greece – Patras to Akrata (80/12,871k)

(written by Nancy) As Dave mentioned in his earlier post, the ferry ride was surprisingly easy and actually enjoyable – not at all what I expected.  We did go for the luxury accommodation option, so having our own cabin with nice beds to sleep in helped!  There were many people sleeping all over the ferry … Continue reading Landing in Greece – by ferry to Patras