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May 29, 2005Day 15-16 - Sparta to Olympia to PatraDay 15: We still had the southwest of the Peloponnesus to see, which is supposed to have some great beaches and the two old Venetian forts of Methoni and Koroni. We decided it would just be too miserable to...Read this update May 25, 2005Day 12-14 - SpartaDay 12: A long driving day on challenging roads on the Mani Peninsula. The people of the Mani claim to be the descendants of the Spartans. This area was notorious for its vicious family feuds up until the 19th...Read this update May 23, 2005Day 9-11 - KithiraDay 9: This was to be one of the longest days of the trip. We were planning on taking the ferry from Neapoli to the farthest flung of the Ionian Islands, Kithira. The guy at the campground said there...Read this update May 19, 2005Day 8 - Astros to MonemvasiaThis was one of the best days on the bike. The road winds down the coast of the Gulf of Argolis and then turns inland and narrows. I found myself saying many times on this trip that I was...Read this update May 18, 2005Day 7 - Corinth to AstrosFree Day! I have become preoccupied with the possibility of getting a flat. If we are inland on some dirt road and get a flat it would be very difficult to deal with especially considering we don’t have a...Read this update May 17, 2005Day 6 - Tiryns to CorinthFrom Mycenae we skipped down to Tiryns; an older contemporary of Mycenae. Its massive fortifications are indicative of the state of politics at the time. From there, we drove down to Nafplio, a nice little port with an amazing...Read this update May 16, 2005Day 5 - Mt. HelmosWe started the day not too sure of our plans. After studying the map, we realized we could make it to Mycenae (a World Heritage site) that afternoon if we went a different way. This different way took us...Read this update May 15, 2005Day 4 - First Day in GreeceOur first day of really touring Greece on the moto. After spending a good part of the morning getting out of the City limits, we decided to turn around when it began to rain. We had no interest in...Read this update May 14, 2005Day 1-3 Ferry TripHere begins a day by day account of our trip to Greece: Day 1: Luke’s 30th birthday! We spent my first day of “being old” (as Luci kindly puts it) riding from Milan to Verona. We had a beautiful...Read this update May 12, 2005Motorcycle to GreeceBusy week getting the bike (and ourselves) ready for our trip to Greece. On Saturday we took at trial run today south of Milan to the foothills of the Apennines. We loaded the side boxes with tent and cooking...Read this update May 02, 2005Garda AdventureAs promised, here is a story about motorcycles and sailboats. Busy week here in Milan. Luci and I did our medical and dental exams which involved running all around the city to different offices getting signatures and talking health....Read this update |
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