2024 Italy and Greece, Wed May 08, 2024

Rest day in Athens

Today, we got an oil change for both bikes, visited the Acropolis, and went for a swim.

We rode motos around Athens a bit, but didn't record the track.

It was to rest my foot.

We met a couple of women after dinner, one was a Russian doctor. She recommeneded an "aluminum water" compress. Gave it a try, but didn't seem to do anthing.






Dave has been busy booking rooms for our final four days in Greece

Breakfast

Oil changes for both bikes

The Ducati is overdue for an oil change and we've still got maybe 2000 miles to go and I don't know the scooter's service history. It might have never had an oil change, so we found this motorcycle repair shop less than 3 km from our hotel and went to check it out. A woman who spoke some English was there but her husband/mechanic was out on an errand, but she said we could wait 20 minutes and he would help us. We chatted while we waited and when he got back, he took care of us immediately. The stated price was very good, but looking back at the debit card charge, they overcharged us by €30. Even at that the €100 for changing oil on two bikes on short notice was a good price. It's just annoying to be overcharged. Was it a mistake? I don't think so. Sigh.

The Acropolis :: The term “acropolis” means “high city” in Greek and can refer to one of many natural strongholds constructed on rocky, elevated ground in Greece, but the Acropolis of Athens is the best known.

We rode the bikes about 12 km and parked a few blocks (500m or as they write it in Greece 500μ which is funny to me because it looks like 500 microns) from the Acropolis. Turns out we could have riden right into the facility and parked there. Motos always have special parking in Greece. The place was moderately crowded with tourists, but this is the shoulder season. I wonder what it will be like a month or two from now, probably insane. Anyway, it was a beautiful, warm-but-not-hot day to see these extraoridary sights. If we were going to get into only one archaeological site in Greece, this was the right one. Nice!

Chris going for a swim

Dinner at Ο Πρόεδρος (Γλυφάδα) Kebab "The President"

Meanwhile in Napoli here's what Kathi was doing

To see a journal of this day from Kathi's perspective, click here.
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