Day. 22.  Katakolon

Today we have decided not to do an organized excursion and will just walk off the ship and on to the pier where I believe we will see cafes and restaurants and souvenir shops (well what else do we expect !) The excursions go to Olympia, the home of the very first Olympics but we feel we have done and heard enough of same and are looking forward to a rest day today as we both have colds etc and are starting on our antibiotics to try and ward it off before it really takes hold.

Our day has been spent wandering around the shops looking at the clothes and souvenirs etc.Luckily we were able to find a suitable suitcase to replace ours (cost €135)which was very convenient as the shops were just at the end of the pier.The weather has been more than perfect with no wind at all and calm seas. It was really special to sit along the beachfront cafe and have a long cool drink and watch the throng as there were a couple of ships in so that could have been 6,000 or so visitors for a pop of some 600 residents.

I thought it would be a good idea to watch our departure from Deck15 but for some reason it made me woosey so then I had to lie down and missed the lovely dinner in the restaurant. Eric had to go on his own and keep our two Scottish ladies company ( and they really are ladies - very proper).Went to the Theatre tonight ( 9.15pm ) and it was another spectacular show with 17 singers and dancers in a full-on show. There were many change of costumes and it all happens so quickly and the stage props and lighting were tremendous. After that we had an early night at 10.30pm???By the way our waiters in the restaurant are Nuno ( Portugal) and Slobadan ( Serbia ) and both are excellent and do everything the way it should be done - very correct and in a very pleasant manner. It is lovely to see the waiters interacting with each other in a happy and jovial  way conveying that they really do enjoy their work.