We awoke anxious to explore the island of Lesvos. We have now travelled about 1412 miles since boarding the ship. Unfortunately, the winds are very strong and our stop here has been cancelled for safety reasons. It's disappointing but unavoidable. So Its another sea day. I'll just give you some info from my research about this place. Now we're headed for Piraeus, which is the port for Athens. Lesvos is the third-largest island in Greece, but it has a ...

Rhodes, Greece is the largest and most popular island of Dodecanese. It has 300 days of sunshine per year and probably 300,000 cats. Lying just 12 miles off the coast of Turkey, the island straddles the sea-lanes linking Egypt, Southern Europe and the Holy Land.Rhodes Town, the capital of Rhodes island, bears witness to that long history.  It has been inhabited for more than 2,400 years.  A city was first built in 408 BC.  When the Knights of St. John arrive...

The island of Santorini  has had a number of names throughout history - from Strongyle or "Round" to Thera in honor of an ancient hero. Santorini is more recent and stems from the island church dedicated to St. Irene - Santa Rini to foreign sailors.  This island was colonized by the Minoans in 3000 BC.  Santorini is still an active volcano (the same as Méthana, Mílos and Nísiros) and probably the only volcano in the world whose crater is in the sea.  Santo...

Today is a sea day. We are on our way to Santorini, Greece. Overnight the winds picked up and so did the swells. There was a bit of movement on the ship. It was like a big waterbed! It got worse as the day progressed. Walking was quite the challenge. I was feeling woozy and so was Vic. There were puke bags scattered everywhere in case people had to be sick. I usually don't get seasick but I wasn't feeling great. I decided to see if I could walk to the sh...

Dating back to the Byzantine Empire, Montenegro is rich in history and culture. It is known as the country of Black Mountains. "Monte"= mountain "negro" = black Montenegro. Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia are all have their own language but they are the same language!!! The only difference is the accent. Impressive on a CV! You can say you know 4 languages.  Kotor is a fascinating old town in Montenegro, located in the bay of Boka, noted as one of the ...