Update

And I thought Italy was hot. Italy has NOTHING on Greece :-)

We just arrived here in Piraeus, Greece early this morning and already I am packing for the islands. On my way to Santorini tomorrow morning...phew. We visited the Acropolis today and it was simply amazing. Difficult to put into words really. And 100+ degrees the entire time. I must say that even though all of these ports are simply amazing, traveling in the summer heat is so exhausting and draining. Maybe it's my thin blood and delicate skin I have acquired the past several years in San Diego :-)

Which brings me to my first update. We are at the port in Piraeus just Southwest of Athens. Our port terminal has free wi-fi which means a much larger bandwidth and greater ability to upload photos. Therefore I am sitting there now attempting to post a bunch of photos on Facebook. I have created a box on the right hand side of the page to supply links to the photo albums. Bear with me while I try and figure this out. If you do not find them there, check each post for a link to the album.

Secondly, in response to a few inquiries about ship life, I will be posting a separate piece on "a day in the life" aboard the MV Explorer, my home.  Look for that in the near future.

Finally, I am adding a page which I will try and update with our "special questions/quotations of the day". This will be a list of things overheard being said by voyagers that are...special. You will see what I mean!

I will be returning to Piraeus the day before we depart for Turkey. I will upload photos of Greece at that time and update you on my island adventures.  Things are going quite well here in this part of the world. I hope the same is true for all of you.

Stay well and keep in touch,
~Emily