Leaving Naxos

We have spent the last three days on the island of Naxos. A beautiful Greek spot...very hilly with narrow winding roads. We rented a car for one day and did a self made tour(only just about died once). On the far side of the island in a town I can't spell,let alone pronounce, we meet a couple(65 yrs) that own a little hotel and tavern...they were from Montreal and have been running the place for 23 yrs.
The main town is built around a castle with a maze of walk ways,stairs and alleys that all travel up hill and we stayed right at the top, so lots of climbing.
The weather has not been the greatest I believe it is warmer in Edmonton, than here.
The food is very good and also the local wines, but the prices are about the same as home.We are now off to Mykinos for three days and we hope some better weather.
Update... My bruise is now black so it looks like Don kicks me a lot.
More updates soon...and some day pictures when we get to a computer and down load.

Santorini, Greece

We took the ferry from Athens and arrived in Santirini on Monday afternoon. The room we booked was about as big as a closet and seemed like the middle of nowhere. We were actually just outsde Perissa, a nice little beach town with lots of cool bars and restaurants. In the pension we stayed at the front door got locked so when we got home at midnight we could not get into the house. Of course our phone was in the room so we could not phone the owner so Marlyn climbed in thru the bathroom window an dfor her efforts received a gigantic bruise on the back of her leg. We then moved into a place called "The Best" in Perissa just a block off of the back sand beach.
We rented a car and toured the island checking out Fira and Oia which are both spectacular, especially Oia which hangs right on the cliffs. The crowds are massive though with 4 cruise ships in port, somedays they get 8 ships in! We met some nice locals and some people from Norway and had lots fun. Friday we took the ferry to Naxos where we will spend a few days and explore. The old town where we are staying is built around the old fort and is like a maze, pretty cool though!
Pictures soon.
What happened to our football team????

Don + Marlyn!

Goodbye Athens (nice to leave)

It has been 30 years since I was last in Athens and the years have not been good to the city...modern day ruins visited the tourist sites and much is the same, except for more scaffolding and more graffiti. However,the city has taken a beating...run down, drug problems, dirty and way too many people. I think I can wait another 30 years for a return visit. We are off to Santorini (1st island stop) and we are both looking forward to change of scenery. I hope we figure out how to load pictures soon so you can get a feel for the places we visit. Another update soon.

Athens

Hello from Athens. After a very long flight, challenging metro ride we found our hotel. Small but adequate. We walked for miles today and took in the Acropolis and a few other sights, very cool but tons of people. The hectic volume of people and vehicle traffic subsides after 6 or 7. We found a cool street with lots of outdoor cafes and tavernas, we are off for diinner shortly.Tomorrow a museum or 2 and book boat tickets to Santorin.

On the Road

We are off and running with passports in hand.
Thanks to Lorie and Kerry for a very nice "off you go".
Here is hoping we have a house to return to...kidding.
Toronto first stop.

Still at Home

We have not left Edmonton yet...but will be gone on September 16/08. I hope to keep this updated as much as is "Marlyn possible", let's hope I have Don's help. Posting soon to come.