Tuesday
Dear Elsie,
Today was the day we arrived in Katakolon, Greece and I remembered to take Teddy along for the ride! We had a late breakfast, I did some work and then we sauntered into town. Katakolon is the main port for Olympia where the first Olympic Games were held. They are about 30km away. We have been there before, so we chose to hang around the little town centre for an hour or two. We browsed through the many souvenir shops on the main road.
Then we took a walk..
We passed the most enormous mulberry tree I’ve ever seen.
We took the lower road back to town. It runs along what seems like a disused railway line with cottages lining the road.
We also got down to the beach which had a fine view of the ship in port.
Back in the village, we admired the fun train (one day I’ll go on it!)
As we made our way back to the ship, we found an even better view spot of the ship. Julian took a photo of the two of us.
I took a photo of teddy and the ship…
Julian took a photo of what I looked like taking a photo of teddy and the ship…
Back on board, we had a rest before going to the cappuccino bar.
And not long after we shipped on out of Katakolon.
Hopefully, we will be able to catch the ship south again one day and no doubt when we do, Katakolon will be a scheduled port. The Olive Wood is the best shop! We bought salad spoons made of olive wood. A lovely family run shop with very friendly people.
One of the (crazy) other things I did today was I weighed myself! There is a scale in the gym. After 18 nights on the first cruise and 6 nights so far on this cruise, the abundance of food has not gone uneaten! Bountiful breakfasts and sumptuous 3 course dinners have to do some damage! I weighed 71kg the day we left (16th April), undressed in the morning. Today I weighed 72.7kg with my clothes on in the afternoon. Take a kilo off for clothes = 71.7kg. That’s crazy, it’s hardly any weight gain at all. For me, no lunch is the trick. It’s been a game-changer.
Tomorrow, Athens! We’ve never been there before.
Psalm 107:29-30
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and He guided them to their desired haven.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂