Med Trip - June 12

What a wonderful start to the day, no alarm! We arrived at Olympia, or at least a town on the island of Olympia. The town consisted of two short streets lined with shops. The main attraction, the site of the old olympiad was some 33 km. away, but what remained today was a few columns and remnants of the base of the stadium. We were "ruined" out by now and had no desire to find buses or excursions. Instead, we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, eggs benedict in my case, then wondered around the town before returning to the ship for lunch. After lunch, some of us went to the pool area for a while. I went in the pool and then enjoyed the hot tub. At 3 we were off again, this time to a waterfront bar to enjoy a drink and access the free wi fi. We were like typical kids, the six of us sitting together but each was fixated on their ipad or cell phone. In the evening we checked out what Corfu was all about, saw the magic show, sat through a set at the piano bar, then finished off with happy hour at one of the bars. Busy, busy, busy! Outlook for tomorrow however was rain and thunder, so plans were up in the air. One thing for sure, no early morning alarms.
One thing that has been surprising is the amount of English everywhere. Whether in Turkey, Athens or any other place, English is widely recognized and understood, all menus have the local language with English translations, and even street and other signs often have English. While locals like when you try to use their language, even if you massacre it, you can get by without any problem not knowing one word.

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