Thursday 31 May 2012 Nafplion

We had a bus tour again today, but the difference was that we were anchored in a bay rather than being tied up at a dock. We road to shore and back in the ship’s tenders.

After a ride through the pretty, but dry, countryside, our first stop was at the theatre of Epidaurus. They say that the acoustics are so good that you can hear a whisper throughout the theatre from the exact centre of the stage. I don’t know about a whisper, but you sure could hear voices clearly. And when you stand there and speak you can hear your voice echoing back to you and almost feel it physically.

There are also many other ruins there, including the world’s first known hospital and other facilities.

From Epidaurus we went to the fortress overlooking the town. What magnificent views of the town and harbour below!

After our tour we wandered around the town. Celeste wanted to find some authentic baklava. We didn’t find any of that, but we found a bakery with other delicious treats and a frozen Greek yogurt store. We returned to the ship about 2:30, but had had enough snacks that we did not go for lunch. Celeste had a nap while I uploaded pictures to the laptop, did some culling, and wrote the day’s story.

At 4:30 we went back to the Crow’s Nest for trivia. We started off not too bad, but went into the toilet on the second half and finished way off the pace. Maybe we need a bigger team. Carla and Tyler, where are you when we need you?

We had dinner with another two Aussie couples. They are everywhere! Someone said there are 700 on board. They may even outnumber the Americans. We have met far more of them than anyone else.

After dinner we went to the Showroom for Legends of the Guitar. A single guitarist played some of the classic rock guitar hits without vocals and backed up by the house band. He was a very good player, but many of the songs didn’t sound quite right with a guitar playing the vocal melody. Still a good show, but not what you expect.

At 10 we went to the documentary movie based on Bjorn Lomborg’s book “Cool It.” I am a fan of Lomborg, so thought I would take this opportunity.

Weather: forecast was for sunny, temperature 79F/26C. I am sure it was at least that warm. Back on the ship it said the temperature was 72F/22C out on the water. There was a refreshing breeze during our touring, turning pretty stiff by the time we got back to the ship.