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| Olympia/Katakolon Greece |
First port of call, Katakolon Greece! This is a little port near the ancient Olympus ruins and we booked a tour through the cruise to go see the ruins and visit a winery. The ruins were, well, ruins. Interesting for sure, almost unbelievable when you really stop to think that these hunks of stone have been here for centuries before Christ! The tour guide told stories of the fittest, most athletic men in the land roaming naked, practicing for the games. These athletes were idolized just like modern day professional athletes. For Colin this part was a little boring. All he could see was rocks, which he desperately wanted to climb, crawl on, touch, run all over. Of course, being from the 5th century AD and all they somewhat disapprove the children jumping on them. He hung in there the best he could, but the history was lost on him. We did excite him some by telling him this is where Hercules (he's seen the Disney movie) lived, but overall...it was not very fun for him. We on the other hand enjoyed the history, disliked the heat and dust, and were glad we can say we've been there and seen it. It really is amazing to see what the people of the time built and the elaborate details and architecture for such an early time period.
The winery tour was great. Lots of yummy feta cheese, fat Greek olives and of course plenty of wine. Of course I could only sample a small glass of the wine, which was highly irritating, but at least I got to sample some! After a stop for some shopping and ice cream in the port town we boarded the ship for some pool time and dinner.
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