Apollon Olympia

... a few km’s and a few cooling showers, the vein on Brian’s forehead finally went down again. I did my best to cycle with limited gears and not complain (it was my own fault after all for not listening to him). Maybe this has been what I’e been working up to: cycling without first gear. Cycling was becoming easier for me, so I needed the next challenge! I have heard of people doing long trips ...

... could build all of this so long ago. When technology was limited and other civilizations were barely scraping out a living, the Greeks were creating momentus buildings, beautiful sculptures and organized games! Now, their road signs can&#8217;t even tell what a kilometer is, but that&#8217;s for another story. Today we&#8217;re focused on the impressive accomplishments of old. <br>

That&#8217;s what I fell into today. <br><br>Our dreamy campsite perched on a cliff overlooking the sea turned out to be a nightmare. Posidon and Zeus were having a feud last night. While Posidon heaved up his waves, Zeus hurled down his thunderbolts, and our poor little tent was inbetween. After so long on the road, tent is starting to leak around the edges. With the sound of the thunderstorm ...

But of course I didn&#8217;t say anything. I didn&#8217;t have to!<br><br>Setting out this morning, Brian&#8217;s foot kept hitting his left pannier. Seems that one of the major welds had broken through and the whole thing was twisting funny over the frame. <br><br> You may remember back in Scotland when Brian&#8217;s previous rack did this and we patched it up with string and ...

The port we sailed into was at Katakolon, Greece. From there it was about 40 minutes by tour bus to Olympia and the site of the original olympics. Dean was much more interested in this site than I was. I would much prefer to browse shops and buy stuff. The stadium where the foot races were held has the original starting line. And tourists like to reinact a ...

Saturday morning we drove through the mountains from Tripoli to Olympia. There was a stretch of about 10 km along the mountainsides that was the windiest and narrowest road I'd ever been on.<br>Olympia is the site of the ancient Olympics. We toured the archaeological site and the museum in<br>the late afternoon.<br>

My sisters & niece joined Henry and I for a day trip to Olympia. Barb and Alex were supposed to join us but unfortunately there was a taxi strike and they couldn't get to the train station to join us. On top of that the bus schedules were erratic and hard to figure out - they eventually toured the sites of Patras while we were in Olympia. Hmmmm, after seeing all the Roman ruins, walled cities, fountains etc. in Italy - Olympia was ...

... prepared for such a situation? Would you know what to do? Or, would you slip on an olive in the night, get amnesia, and think forever that you're Socrates? Luckily, there is an expert on this matter. And he's agreed to answer a few questions. JUSTIN: HELLO, MODERN ODDYSEUS. Modern Oddyseus: That wasn't a question. C'mon, my time's limited. JUSTIN: RIGHT. SO, WHERE DO YOU TAKE YOUR SHOWERS? Modern O.: I used to take them in a plastic, portable shower capsule at the ...

... 1200 metres in the shadow of Mt. Parnonas, a peak of 1839. The monastry of Eloinis provided a halfway rest point. The terrain plateaued at 1000 metres and ran through damp pine forests. For every climb there is a descent - and this was 900 metres and fast. At the bottom olive groves rule the landscape. Fly tipping is the biggest detraction from Greece. Find a superb ...

... Nymphaion is a public fountain built during Roman times by Herodotus Atticus. Statues of him and his family lined the fountain which was pretty neat. We also saw a statue of Hadrian (this guy is everywhere) with a relief of Athena standing on the wolf of Rome's back. I thought that was interesting and quite a way to make a statement. Out on the site, we walked through the ruins Katorina showed us on the model in the museum. An interesting little bit of history - several ...