Last Day in Greece!

Slept in till about eleven today. At noon, we headed off with James’ roommate, John and his friends Charlotte and Maggie. Cute girls, and we LOVE John. We headed back to Montasariki, and ended up actually losing the girls. They made it back, but we lost them almost immediately. We ate another super cheap gyro (our last one ☹) and then did a little more shopping for some olive oil. I guess that Grecian olive oil is supposed to be WAY better than Italian olive oil, and I LOVED that, so I’m excited to try some for home. It’s going to be great! We didn’t stay long, and after we headed back, we got right back out and headed to the pier to do some internet time. It was pretty frustrating to say the least, but we got the necessities done and we were ALMOST able to Skype our parents.
We made it back to the ship on time and really relaxed for the rest of the day. Did some homework. Laundry for James. The works.

Overall thoughts on Greece:
I think that we were lucky in a lot of way. We didn’t really feel the effects of the economic down turn here. We came at a really good time I guess. There were no strikes and there weren’t a lot of unhappy people. The people here really like Americans for the most part we feel. They don’t like the politics that our government employs sometimes, but they like us. They were always willing to help and to talk. I loved the sights. I love the history. We haven’t gone anywhere that hasn’t been extremely rich in history. It’s insane. It’s incredible. It’s not what I’m used to. I loved every day in Greece. It was a little laid back. There were some hot days, but it didn’t detract from it. I adore Greece. Never got a handle on the language though. Lol. Not even a little. I know hello, and thank you. But it’s a start.
We did a lot more shopping in Greece than anything else. We saw the major tourist places, but we really saw where the people hang out in this port. It was a different experience, but one that we really liked.
One other thing that’s strange: there are a LOT of stray dogs in Greece. I mean a LOT. Everywhere we went we saw them. EVERYwhere. There are stray cats as well, but not nearly as many. I guess that the people in Greece take care of them too. You see shop keepers putting out plates of food and watering them. They’re like the pets of the city. They’re filthy and full of flees, so you don’t want to touch them necessarily. It’s strange. Our friend Patrick Fogherty was terrified of them. The last day we were walking back to the ship with him from the indoor terminal (where there are stray dogs galore) and he told us about how he was so annoyed with all the stray dogs everywhere and that they were “biting” him, but not really, just super gross. Lol. Patrick cracks us up.
Greece is incredible. And beautiful. Loved it!