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| Poseidon's Temple |
Before I get too deep into the blog, the headline today is a little misleading. We visited a temple dedicated to Poseidon today, but it is on the mainland side of the Corinth canal. I liked the alliteration too much to not use it!!!
I also realized after posting last night that I never covered dinner at our previous hotel. Both breakfast and dinner there were a buffet style. I grabbed some pictures of both. The general report from the kids I spoke to was that both were fine. I barely ate dinner last night because I was not feeling too great (a little fatigue stomach ache, I think) and I had a snickers bar for my morning meal. Don't Judge Me!!! lol
I also loved the fact that my room number, last night, was 322...which is my classroom number at SMHS. The room last night was a little older than my classroom, but was still a nice place to visit.
We packed our bags and loaded the bus at around 8:30. Our drive took us south to the temple dedicated to Poseidon where we met Georgia. She was an excellent guide who explained everything to us along the way. One of our students wasn't feeling too great, so I stayed with them for most of the tour but was able to head up the temple a few minutes later.
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| Georgia, our local guide for the day |
After the temple visit, we began the longish journey to the Corinth canals. The canals were built by the same firm that designed and built the Suez canal. It is over 100 years old and allows for ships to pass through rather than circumnavigate the entire peninsula. It was under some repair today, so no boats, but it was still impressive. Equally impressive was the bus that we had, and have, for the rest of our tour. It has plenty of charging stations and personal entertainment consoles at each seat. How far we've come!!!
Blogger's Note: Wifi Issues are preventing pictures from uploading. I will try again later, but until then check Facebook and see all that we've done today.
After visiting the canal, we headed up a steep mountainside. It won't be the biggest one we visit today, but Leartis had a restaurant for us to eat at with a great view. At the top of the mountain there were some castle ruins, but we didn't really have enough time to visit. Our lunch offers were pretty good. A menu of affordable Greek choices. I ordered the pork soulvakis, some kids got chicken, and others got Greek meatballs. I think some of the other tables were a little more adventurous than we were. Overall, the food was delicious. I couldn't even finish my meal.
We descended the mountain and headed to Mycaena. Here we were lucky enough to try our hand at pottery! We learned a little about the process and were all given some clay. The goal was to make the mother goddess of the Mycaenan people. We all tried really hard. The clay has to dry for 14 days before it can be painted, so the kids will have to pack them in their suitcases and hope they survive. Mine was not good, lol, it was compared first to Germany in the 1940s and then to Elvis. If I get pictures working, at some point, you can judge. Just don't look behind it because I left it on their hall of fame and the one behind mine was a little rated R. The kids and adults all had a blast forming and shaping their clay figurines.
It was then time for a short 30 minute drive to Tolo for our new hotel. It is nice, a bit older than the last, but still on a beach. Some kids went into the water, others strolled the quiet beach side roads looking for souvenirs or ice cream. Most were successful in their quest. Dinner here was buffet as well. Spaghetti, salad, sautéed veggies, and Greek meatballs too. While not really traditional, the kids appreciate food they know and everyone was able to eat.
It was still kind of early after dinner, so again, most of the kids went for a short walk. It is a really quiet place and is only filled with a variety of student groups from all over. The kids from Haverhill, that were on our flight, are actually at our hotel as well. Some of our kids have started chatting with the other group, as expected, and I think there will be more intermingling tomorrow.
That said, it is about time to hit submit. As I mentioned the internet here is not good. I quit the hotel wifi and went to my cell phone's hotspot, but it is still struggling with photos. If you aren't on my Facebook, don't worry, I will add a few more to this thread when we are back in modern civilization, but I definitely know how the ancient folks lived.
Mr. Lavoie, in disbelief that in 2026 he is still dealing with internet issues while writing his blog, lol.
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