Athens - Sail - Rome

Greetings,

At this moment I am on my way to Lisbon. I have been trying to write, but the connections with the outside world have been difficult. None the less here I am.

Athens was great. I led a tour through the city seeing everything, just about, had a great lunch in the Plaka (shopping district) including dancing, wine and great food. The visit was good the sights spectacular. There were kids all over the place. I think every school in Greece decided to send the children on a filed trip at the same time. The weather was perfect, sunny, mild with a gentle breeze. Loved the day. The details will be filled in with pictures, when I return.

We left Greece and sailed for Civitavecchia the sea port for Rome. While at sea I had the joy of watching us sail through the Strait of Messina. We met the Queen Mary and sailed through the strait in tandem. It was beautiful. On our right was the area of Calabria, mainland Italy on our left (port) was the city of Messina. The passage is about a ten mile journey