Katakolon

We didn't join any "shore excursions" for this Greek isle. Figured we'd explore on our own - or follow one of the tour groups. *wink* Kel and I met a fun Mexican couple named Alejandro (pronounced "Aliandro") and Gabrielle. We shared a cab with them to Olympia to see the birthplace of the Olympic games. English is their second language but Alexandro managed to keep the conversation going - he's very outgoing for a 50 year old. :-) We found out Gabrielle was only 36 and his second wife. Lol - we could tell he's the thrill-seeking type.

We listened in on a few of the louder tour guides and got a bit of history from the place. Did you know that they use to create huge statues of the cheaters from the first Olympic games and placed them at the entrance to the stadium for all to ridicule. :-) Boy were there a lot of cheaters! The weather was really hot so we ran around and took pictures of the highlights before heading back to meet up with our taxi driver. People in Europe drive like mad men - it's just like Asia where the safest seat is the back seat (with your eyes closed).

Spending the day with Alexandro and Gabrielle - we got to know them better and they became one of our buddies on the ship. It's so much fun meeting new people!