ATHENS, Tuesday, April 8

It's been said that to explore Athens is to walk in the footsteps of those who planted the seeds of Western philosophy, science, culture and art. It is an unforgetable experience. Having been to Athens several times, we stayed in the port town of Piraeus which is only about 20 minutes form the city.

We rented an apratment 1 1/2 years ago for 1 month on Zakynthos, which is one of the Greek Islands in the Ionian Sea. Our friends from the island, Anna & Tony, came to meet us at the ship. We were able to get them on board through special permission from the captain. We had breakfast & then showed them around. Afterwards we took a cab to the yacht club. We were there before, but it is so beautiful we took our friends to see it. From there we went to a great restaurant and had another expensive lunch (dollar is now 1.60 to their Euro). We had a great daywith them & hated to say good-bye. Seeing them again was one of the highlights of this amazing trip.