We were due to take a berth here, but I found out
from a crew member that we had changed to a berth in Mykonos, so we swapped
Katakalon to a tender/off-shore anchor. Celebrity Constellation was already
berthed when we got here and Norwegian Star arrived while I was ashore. I had a
sleep-in till 7.30 to give the early tour people a chance to leave, so the Lido
was very empty when I went up for breakfast. Then I got ready and hopped on a
tender with the last of the tour groups. It was a smooth crossing all the way.
All official tours were going to Olympia.
The waterfront is about 300 metres of wall to wall
shops. I found an empty, cavernous café tucked away through an archway and
caught up on wifi: which ended up being almost hours with one coffee!
It's a nice sea port here, laid back; I bought a
t-shirt with sparkly Greek writing on it, and a Christmas decoration, as I
usually do on a trip. The crossing back in the tender was bumpy when we hit the
breakwater, but not too bad. While I was sitting in the Lido having lunch, I
was watching the weather rolling in; the water became somewhat rougher and the
tenders were bobbing wildly out there, raised high and then dipping way down
low, seemingly below the water. I was very glad I had come back early! By
2.30pm it was quite dark with lots of thunder and it was raining quite heavily:
some people had a soggy experience, including one gentleman who said he got
soaked getting from the tender onto the ship!
By about 4.00pm, the sun was out again and it was a
lovely, sparkly afternoon. I went to Mass again: the priest has such a
knowledge of scripture and is a delight to listen to. I found out he’s also
going on the Ancient Corinth excursion tomorrow.
A nice dinner with my new friends, a walk around
the deck and then preparations for an early morning tomorrow.
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