Greece Vacation - September 2007

Heather and I took a trip to Greece to visit Kay and Greg on Eclipse, to sail amongst the Cyclades, and to see Athens.

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Looking at Piraeus from Don Beto Looking at the small marina in Piraeus Looking back at the breakwater made of concrete caltrops Buildings along the coast A big hill of buildings near Piraeus
Looking back toward Athens Freighters in the main shipping channel heading toward Piraeus Freighters in the main shipping channel heading toward Piraeus Freighters in the main shipping channel heading toward Piraeus A vegetation covered small island
A small sailboat under sail An elegant house at the outskirts of Aegina Aegina including a navigational light on a point before the harbor A hydrofoil ferry The waterfront and port of Aegina
The waterfront and port of Aegina Eclipse from the starboard bow An old fishing boat up out of the water An old historic site, closed, viewed from the outside An old historic site, closed, viewed from the outside
A fishing boat tied up to the town quay, Phillipa A fishing boat tied up to the town quay, Phillipa A fishing boat tied up to the town quay, Phillipa A small water taxi next to Eclipse, Poseidon Don Beto and Eclipse from the stern
Don Beto and Eclipse from the stern Don Beto and Eclipse from the stern A fishing boat, Kostas A boat with a woman selling fruit on the quay A boat with a woman selling fruit on the quay
A fishing boat, Eirene Details of the fishing boat, Eirene The harbor of Aegina, Eclipse's mast dominating Heather in front of the harbor A fishing boat, Koul
Details of a fishing boat, Koul My and Heather's shadows in front of the church The front of the church A distant island A distant island
A church in Aegina viewed from the quay Heather looking beautiful in the sun Heather looking beautiful in the sun Myself squinting in the sun A distant island viewed through a forest of masts
The main waterfront street in Aegina The main waterfront street in Aegina A ferry on the waterfront An island beyond the harbor full of boats An island beyond the harbor full of boats
A ferry boat coming in in the evening Kay in the cockpit Houses on Aegina Island as we motor away Houses on Aegina Island as we motor away The passerall and red ensign
Some distant ships and islands A freighter in the distance A small, somewhat barren island A view from the cockpit forward A town on a passing island
A town on a passing island A line of freighters A town on a passing island A statuesque rock spire at the end of an island Barren cliffs and lush vegetation on an island
Barren cliffs and lush vegetation on an island NATO warships The boom and the dowsed sail The sail starting to be hoisted Jono watching from the cockpit
The sail being hoisted A NATO frigate The hoisted sail A NATO frigate Sails up along the mast
One of the crew looking down a hatch Jono tending a line A NATO destroyer The main sail and boom The anchor scuttles in the bow and Heather's feet
The port anchor scuttle The main sail and mast The main sail and mast An Australian flag flown from a stay A NATO ship
Heather making her way aft Dolphins Dolphins Two dolphins Dolphins
One dolphin The backs of two dolphins The backs of two dolphins The backs of two dolphins The backs of two dolphins
The backs of two dolphins Dolphins Dolphins Dolphins Dolphins
One dolphin Dolphins Kay near the bow The forward stay and mast Kythnos, including a number of walls on the island
Heather with Kythnos in the background Kythnos, including a number of walls on the island A stone wall Kythnos seen over the boat Kythnos, including a number of walls on the island
A cave along the shore A scrubby island A taverna viewed over a rocky outcropping A house and church on the small island Don Beto and the taverna on Kythnos
A house and church on the small island Stone walls Don Beto and the taverna on Kythnos with Eclipse in the foreground Don Beto and the taverna on Kythnos Heather and Kay on the afterdeck
Don Beto and the taverna on Kythnos Don Beto and a hill The boom and mast A terraces hillside A church and goats on the hill
Goats on the sand spit Goats on the sand spit Goats on the hillside Goats on the sand spit Goats on the sand spit
Goats on the sand spit The crew returning from the taverna A sailboat Goats on the sand spit The crew in the small tender with Jono giving the bird
Sunset behind the small island A dog on the sand spit The illuminated mast at night Kay in a kayak in front of a cliff Kay in a kayak in front of a hill with a shepherd's building
A shepherd's hut Heather in a kayak Eclipse in the bay Eclipse and Don Beto in the bay Heather paddling toward Eclipse
Heather paddling in front of a hill Some houses and a church on Kythnos near the town Eclipse A house and walls on a hillside The sand spit and island with Eclipse
The sand spit and island with Eclipse A house with seagull decorations The town of Kythnos Terraced buildings A door set into some stonework near the shore
The town Reflectors on fishing buoys A ferry "Mirina Express" viewed from the bow A ferry "Mirina Express" viewed from the bow A navigational beacon
The wake behind Don Beto and a coiled line Myself ready to tend lines on Don Beto Eclipse from the stern Myself tending lines on Don Beto Myself tending lines on Don Beto
A hillside with terraces and houses Heather at the bow of Eclipse Heather at the bow of Eclipse The mast My foot next to Heather's foot at the front of the boat
A small sailboat in the distance Houses spaced out on an island Greg and Kay playing backgammon A small island with a big cliff The larboard side of the boat deck with spray coming over the bow
The larboard side of the boat deck with spray coming over the bow The larboard side of the boat deck with spray coming over the bow A closer view of the island beneath the sail A small island with a big cliff Heather and the red ensign
The island from a different angle The island from a different angle The mainsail Approaching Syros A hill behind the town of Syros
A ketch with a non functional aft mast The Syros harbor Don Beto, Lenny, and Ricky waiting for Eclipse Boats and distant houses Two small work boats
The harbor A small work boat A small olive orchard in a private yard A small olive orchard in a private yard Some flowers (white?)
Some red? flowers A closer view of some red? flowers The wall around a yard with some Bougainvilla growing along it Heather smelling the Bougainvilla The harbor viewer over a bird statue
The harbor A white and red? flower Some ducks The ducks confering Some underwater weeds
Nightfall on Syros A sailboat, the moon, and an evening star Islands in the daytime A populated hillside An antenna on the mast
The mast looking aft The mast A populated hillside near Psaros Beach Psaros Beach and the hill in the background Condominiums
Some boats in the harbor with some rock corrals on the hillside Don Beto Eclipse and Don Beto at anchor Me swimming to the tender and back Me swimming to the tender and back
A small island A rock outcropping viewed through Don Beto's bimini top Houses atop a cliff A headland and Don Beto's wake A headland
A fishing boat on its way out of the harbor A church on a hill A chapel in Mykanos harbor A fishing boat, Elgas, at the Mykanos wharf A small row boat
A doorway and stairs Greg in a twisty passage A balcony in a twisty passage Balconies and doors in a twisty passage Eclipse viewed from the windmills
Heather in front of an old windmill Heather in front of a line of old windmills Heather with Eclipse and a cruise ship in the background Heather with Eclipse in the background Old windmills
Center of a windmill rig An old windmill The door of a windmills A line of windmills from the back Myself in front of a windmill
A windmill on a hillside Fading sun above an island Fading sun above an island Fading sun above an island An island with clouds
An island with clouds and the red ensign A small island Eclipse viewed from the restaurant on Psaros Beach The hillside viewed from the cab at speed A twisty passage
Model of a trireme in the Aegean Nautical Museum Model of a galley Model of a round boat showing fabric wash strakes Model with lateen sails (a felucca) Information placard on the felucca
Kay and Heather in front of a light house Kay and Heather in front of a light house Kay and Heather in front of a light house Myself and Heather in front of a light house A balcony
"Little Venice" "Little Venice" A wooden set of double doors Eclipse in Psaros harbor A view of the hillside from the cab
Some roof tiles in the Plaka, across from our hotel The ratty building across from our hotel Church of the Metamorphasis Looking down on the ancient agora A gnarlly tree
A building in the ancient agora Monument of Philopapou A round base of something on the sidewalk leading to the Acropolis The Odeon of Herodes Atticus The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus Archwork of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus with the Monument of Philopapou in the background A square column at the entrance to the Acropolis The Temple of Athena Victory The Propylaia
The Propylaia Upper detail of the Propylaia Heather in front of the Propylaia Columns Columns
The Propylaia The Caryatids The Parthenon The Parthenon The Parthenon
The Parthenon Detail of the Parthenon Crepuscular rays over Athens The Parthenon The Parthenon
The Temple of Zeus viewed from the Acropolis The Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's arch The Parthenon Stacks of column scrolls The Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's arch
Butresses on the Acropolis Myself with crepuscular rays in the background The Parthenon in the sun The Erechtheion The Caryatids
Some square windows The Caryatids The Caryatids The Caryatids Some men wrestling with a weather ballon
Columns on the Erechtheion Heather The Erechtheion Ceiling detail of the Erechtheion Myself and Heather in front of the Erechtheion
Some men wrestling with a weather ballon Gantry Looking up at a column an scaffolding Heather The Propylaia
Some very worn lions A very worn lion Wreath patterns on a wall Round dentels on a wall An arch in the Odeon
Miscellaneous stellea Inside of a cistern A Corinthian capital Some newly made columns An arch and doorway
The monument of Thrasyllos Columns above the monument of Thrasyllos The monument of Thrasyllos Heather headed down to the Theater of Dionysos Stone chairs
Carved figures at the base of the Theater of Dionysos Stone chair A dog performing in the theater The monument of Thrasyllos A stone wall and tree
The monument of Thrasyllos The sanctuary of Dionysos The sanctuary of Dionysos The sanctuary of Dionysos Heather at an altar for Dionysos
Placard describing the altar for Dionysos Hardian's Arch Hardian's Arch The Acropolis viewed from Hadrian's Arch A lone pillar from the Temple of Zeus
The Temple of Zeus An old Roman bath at the Temple of Zeus An old Roman bath at the Temple of Zeus An old Roman bath at the Temple of Zeus with Hadrian's Arch in the background A carved stone tablet
The top of a pillar The Acropolis The Temple of Zeus The Temple of Zeus The Temple of Zeus
Heather in front of the Temple of Zeus Heather in front of the Temple of Zeus Columns Columns Columns and the Acropolis
Columns Columns Myself in front of the Temple of Zeus Myself in front of the Temple of Zeus The Temple of Zeus
Myself with the Acropolis in the background The Temple of Zeus Columns The Temple of Zeus from behind a palm Two urns
Excavated building Archway in excavated building Stella in excavated building Front of the National Museum of Archaeology Pillars and ceiling detail of the National Museum of Archaeology
Pillars and ceiling detail of the National Museum of Archaeology Top of column detail Stella (grave markers) at the cemetary Kerameikos Stella Statue in a box
A distant theater on a hill beyond the cemetary A fan-shaped grave marker and a column Statue of a bull Statue of a bull Stone wall and small pointed roof
A gnomen? Ants Ants The acropolis in the background The acropolis in the near background
Between two of the old city walls A hole in the wall near the city gate Heather in the sun An archway used to conduct a waterway through the city walls A hole in the wall looking at the corridor between walls
Myself viweed through a hole in the wall An archway used to conduct a waterway through the city walls A truncated pillar Heather peeking from behind a truncated pillar A pillar in a corner
Pillars surrounding an old building A turtle A turtle Stub of a pillar Another turtle
Another turtle Another turtle Looking along a stone wall A bull in the cemetary's museum A clay horse on top of a pot
A lion statue A lion statue Buildings silhouetted against the sky The Roman Agora and the temple of the Winds The Roman Agora and the temple of the Winds
An archway in the ancient agora Columns on the stoa in the ancient agora A columned building in the ancient agora A columned building in the ancient agora A columned building in the ancient agora
A columned building in the ancient agora The columned building lit up in early evening The columned building lit up in early evening The acropolis at night The acropolis at night
A columned building in the agora at night The stoa at night

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