Hercules Olympia

... fixed-gear bikes. <br><br>Remarkably, a town along the way had some cycle shops. The first had some parts, but no tools to change them (Friday he kept saying(. The 2nd had the ability, but no parts. All seem sure we can find what we need in Kalamata, but that&#8217;s at least another 3 days cycle away. And if we don&#8217;t find it there, it&#8217;s remote hilly territory until Athens. <br><br> But on the bright ...

... 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 ...

... tape. Then in Brittany France, Brian bought us both new racks and I was livid! His was repaired and holding fine, and mine wasn&#8217;t even broken (yet - he said). <br><br>Well, my &#8216;new&#8217; rack cracked a weld the other day going up and down train station stairs on the way to Venice, and Brian&#8217;s went today. Great, 2 broken racks. So out comes the string and ...

... by starting at the line and running the length of the Stadium. Also the stadium itself is in very good shape with sloped grassy hills where people sat. Only the wealthy got seats. The athletes performed in the nude and women were not in attendance. The original Olympics had horse racing as an event. The original Hera's Altar is still used today as the place ...

Hello Family and Friends! <br> Well, we are almost finished with a quick two weeks in Greece! It has been wonderful, but there is so much more we would love to explore! We know we will come back here again one day soon! In an effort to follow our own advice we decided less is more. We stopped for several days at two islands , Samos and Ikaria on our way over on the ferry from Turkey. Greek islands are everything I ...

... in the nearby city of Patras. But, today I made a revolutionary discovery! The weather was nice, so I wore my bathing suit and used the rinse-off facilities at the beach near my home*. I also got to snorkel in the sea. It was head-contorting cold, but I saw a baby black sea-urchin and a bunch of tortellini-shaped sea grass. * - interviewer's note: tent JUSTIN: DO YOU MIND IF I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION? Modern O.: Not at all. JUSTIN: WHEREVER DO YOU POOP? Modern ...

... look down and this is what you see. The monastery of Eloinis The only way is up Hilltop villages _______________________________________ ____________________ 23 Oct, Sunday Start point: Agh. Anargyri End point: Mystras Via: Sparta, Mystras Odom(Km): 37.80 Moving(hrs.mim): 2.33 Ave(Km/h): 14.8 Total Ascent(m): 431 Max Altitude(m) 375 Max Speed(Km/h): 51.5 Continued ...

... that we consider part of the games were started either much later in the Olympics or didn't start until the modern Olympics. For instance, the truce that forbids hostility and ensures safe passage to and from Olympia for the games began in 776 B.C. when the king of Elis (the city responsible for the games...for some reason I just like that name) put it in place. The tradition of the Olympic flame didn't start until A.D. 1937 (it was actually Hitler's idea) when ...