Katakolon-July 1

Christopher with dessert

The other evening Christopher and Will appeared after a visit to the Lido. Christopher had many strawberries and lots of chocolate sauce that he totally enjoyed. Everybody is discovering all the many places where food can be found and enjoyed. 

The Ancient Olympic Village tour was led by a very enthusiastic young woman who knew a great deal, but she wasn’t particularly attuned to the children’s interests. They visited the village and everybody learned something they didn’t know about the ancient Olympics.  Mid-way of the tour Ella and Will decided to come home, eat and let her nap. That is the benefit of a private tour and parents not afraid to just grab a taxi and head home. Jack was racing at the Olympic Village and fell. So we had a scraped-up Olympian return to the ship, but he quickly recovered.

Ethan after swimming

Bill’s crowd returned to the ship for lunch and Kathryn and Christopher ate at a café beside the ship. All the young guys went swimming and played Chess with the giant Chess pieces on the upper deck. Will and Bill did the parental duty at both places. Thank goodness for that!!

They have all gotten comfortable with where things are on the ship and able to take their room keys and go in search of whatever they need. There have only been a few lost keys which can be easily replaced. Nice to have such responsible and resourceful family members around!

Small Flower arrangement

The florist staff came and brought new flowers to this wonderful space. There is a lovely small arrangement in the window at the desk, a huge arrangement of glads and roses on the dining room table and a smaller arrangement in the living room.

Left hand end of the balcony

Right hand end of the balcony

Door into the suite from balcony

Our deck is so huge it took three pictures to even get the perspective. It is a great place to rest, relax and watch the world go by.  We especially enjoyed it today, as the sun was not directly shining on us for most of the day. The little harbor of Katakolon was very quiet with only small boats moving about. We saw a local train that came and went in a circle route around the island….or at least that is what we decided it must be.

As we sailed out in the afternoon, the ship stirred up lots of mud and sand causing the young guys watching from the deck to think we had hit bottom, might sink, or for sure be stopped. None of that was true. And we were off for Santorini.

The moon was beautiful last evening and we lingered on the deck for a long time. Love this life!