We were up at the Lido restaurant getting breakfast when Gary got a surprise. His last boss before he retired is on the cruise! Now Nick is of Greek descent & we are on a cruise of Greece, but it's a small world!
Today is a Greek holiday, just declared last week. Usually May 1 is a national holiday but since Greek Orthodox Easter was Sunday, last week the Greek government decided to declare today a holiday. Originally we were supposed to go to the Ancient Olympia, site of the first modern Olympic Games & also visit the Olympic Museum. It was closed because of the holiday.
The backup plan was to attend the Magna Grecia Farms to see how they make olive oil, have a snack & see Greek dancing. They had a hail storm come through about 20 minutes before we got there. While they were worried about the possible damage from hail that was up to 1/2" in diameter, they were very gracious in welcoming us to their home. The food was delicious! Our guide was born in Greece but was only allowed to speak English as a child. She was so much fun, said she just followed ships around Greece giving tours.
They do have one problem in this area of Greece. The landfill is full & they haven't been able to develop a new one because of environment concerns. As a result, you see huge piles of garbage bags on the side of the road.
The ship was really rocking & rolling last night....the worse we have experienced. Today we learned it is because winds coming north from & south from the mountains plus it is where the Ionian, Mediterranean & Aegean sea converge. Hope tonight is better!!!!
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