Almost The End

Thursday, Sept 3rd
Today is our last full day on the Oosterdam… a bittersweet end. After 12 days, 2,668 kilometers at sea and some great family memories, we are heading back to Venice and a flight home. Here’s hoping this flight will be less eventful than the last!
Yesterday we docket at the port of Katakolon on the Greek mainland. We took a ship’s excursion to the Ruins of Ancient Olympia. It was a very hot day, and the heat and sun were draining… we had a look around but in all honesty the ruins weren’t as impressive as those at Ephesus – perhaps we had simply had our fill of rubble. The drive throught the countryside showed a very poor part of Greece with many half built buildings and small farms surviving on a parched piece of land. There really is nothing near Katakolon except for the ruins at Olympia and there were several cruise ships in port making it very crowded. We headed back to the ship for a few cold beers and a swim – probably the best part of the day.
I would like to say thank you for reading our blog – it has been an amazing trip and it’s been fun sharing it with everyone back home. Looking forward to a Large Timmies Regular! See you soon.