Sep 19, 2011 - Athens to Aegina

After waking early we headed off to the supermarket for our big shop before setting off on our journey. The shop opened at 8.30 and we wanted to be in and out as soon as possible so we could be off by 10.00am. What a supermarket, there was six floors so we wandered around and made sure we had our essentials....loo paper, beer, some food. We must have been a sight staggering down the road with all our goodies. Our reward when we got back to the boat was a cold beer. Our Canadian friends are pretty keen on their beer so this could be an...

Feb 28, 2009 - Greece

We spent 5 days in Greece in February. It was great. In addition to seeing Corinth and the Acropolis (Parthenon), we went to a nearby island for 3 days. The weather was cool, and we had a super time. I even bought a few children's books on the Greek alphabet. Enjoy the photos.

Aug 7, 2008 - Aegina

heya my camera is full and i cant find anywhere to upload mroe pics sorry! spent the day on an island called aegina today, and went swimming in the harbour that was so clear you could see all the fish swimming around. people are so happy on these islands! ended up having a conversation about thelogy with some greek old men under the tree of life, where they annointed my cheeks and forhead with holy oil. they alos bought me a beer! and when they found out my friends from singapore and sweden were not beautiful young girls they decided they...

Aug 24, 2007 - St. Nektarios

Well, it has been a good 2 1/2 weeks since we left behind the quiet island of Aegina, but our experience at the Holy Trinity Monastery there will likely stay with us for a long time. With the idea to stay at a monastery while we were in Greece, we decided to forego the party isles and set out for Aegina at the recommendation of our dear Margo and only the name of the priest at St. Nektarios. What followed was I think one of the most humbling and funny experiences of my life. Speaking about 2 words of Greek each we showed up on the secluded...