Friday, October 4, 2013

Seven years ago today, I got laid off and had to cancel my trip to Greece.  That bad luck is not coming back and a week from this Saturday the trip finally becomes a reality.

The itinerary is nearly identical to the original.  A little Athens, a day hop to Istanbul, Mykonos to go to Delos, Santorini, and Crete.  London overnights in both directions.  If I get through customs fast enough on the way over, I may get to revisit the British Museum for a reminder of what the missing pieces of the Parthenon look like.  Either way, I get to have dinner that night with a friend who now lives in London.

Two weeks to go and I'm 90% packed.  The new camera has had its first shake down and works beautifully as long as I don't turn the little dial to video.

The timing on these posts may look a bit odd.  Since publicizing travels is a risky business, the posts will start appearing the day I return and will run on from there.