Greece

June 14. To Athens! It was hot there. Very hot. Met Esther and a group of her friends in Athens. All very nice people. Hung out for a day then jumped on a sailboat and headed out into the Aegean. I love sailing and I am good at it. Our captain Dmitri thought I was good too. I bed he would let me have my own boat or something. We sailed through the Southern Cyclades for 8 days. Stopped at Kythnos, Syphnos, and Kimolos. Swam a lot, got too much sun. Ate a lot of feta cheese and olives and gyros. Some of us swam out to this rocky island and jumped off a cliff. It wasn't too high but still lots of fun. Explored some islands, relaxed on the beach. Slept a lot. Saw the blue and white houses that Greek islands are so famous for. I would highly recommend sailing in the Greek isles for a week. Or more.
Finally we returned to Athens and I got to go to the Acropolis. It was scorching up there though. Still I was there. I plan on going back to Greece to really do everything but I am glad I have finally been there in person. Checked out the ruins, felt kind of nerdy, saw more things I had previously studied. Hung out with Greek people. That kind of stuff. So Greece is fantastic. I think I should return when it isn't so hot though. Perfect. Unfortunately, I left my journal there and am now without it. But Esther was going to send it to me so hopefully it makes it. I don't know how reliable the Greece to Netherlands postal route is.