Greece - A visit with an old friend

The exodus from Africa is complete. We left Egypt and met up with our old friend, Mark Lister, in Athens, Greece. From visiting ancient sites, to island hopping, mountain hiking, to drinking local wine from the barrel and eating fried cheese until bursting at the seams, it was a great time.

First, a note about mustaches. When one thinks of Greek men one thinks, unless one knows very little of the world, of mustachioed gentlemen. In fact, I believe it was Stuart Campbell's brother Steven who once said, "If ye' been tae Greece sans a mad 'tache, ye' canny sae ye' been tae Greece at all!" Exhibit A - Traditional Greek Dress:

The two Marks, in the interest of cultural intergration, took the example of the mustachioed gentleman in the diorama.

Nailed it.

Now, on to some highlights of the visit:

Saw some photos of Lister's girlfriend and she makes a variation of this face in all her photos.

Old man and the Sea.

Supermodel photo shoot.

Island hopping.



We were going to rent a car but Lister could not decide which one, so we got motorscooters instead.

Go, go speedracer, go!

Moto riders.

Go, go, go, speedracer.

High above the Greek Isles.

Monasteries in the sky.

Looking down on a Greek village.


Typical scenery at Meteora.

Typical Greek island scenery.

Typical Greek architecture.

Route planning.

Route planning.

Trying to figure out where we are.

Donkey riding.

Donkey parking.

Birds.

Tasting local fare.

Sea Babies.

Baywatch Naxos.

Sunrise on Santorini (our hotel beach).

Sunset on Santorini.

The heros of our story.