Day One Hundred Four - April 19 Another cloudy day was in store for us today and a strong possibility of rain showers as the ship arrived in Santorini. The island is about 200 kilometers from the Greek mainland. The two main towns of Fira and Oia tower some 300 meters or 980 feet above the Aegean Sea. Various colours can be found in the rock formations but the towns really stand out with the bright blue domes, otherwise all the buildings are bright white. It...

Day One Hundred Three - April 18 Our ship arrived in Athens at 06:00 to clouds and the possibility of showers. The port itself is located in Piraeus some 12 kilometers from the city centre of Athens. The greater population of Athens including Piraeus is approximately 3.5 million people. Piraeus is the chief port for Greece, the largest port in Europe and second largest one in the world servicing approximately 20 million passengers annually. There are twelve f...

Day One Hundred Two - April 17 The island of Lesbos is situated in the Aegean Sea quite close to the Turkish mainland. The entire island's population is 115,000 while Mytilini its capital has roughly 36,000 inhabitants. Tendering to the port was necessary here. There was only one tour available being the Highlights of Lesbos. We decided to take the tender and explore the town on our own with Keith and Ilona. The New Archaeological Museum was our first stop ...