Friday, October 4

Having spent the night in the very plush Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel, we arose this morning and made our way through the rush hour traffic to the port of Piraeus to board Royal Olympic Cruise Lines' Olympia Countess for our three day cruise. The first order of business, as always, was the emergency muster drill. We all donned our PFDs and made our way as best we could to our lifeboat stations. We trust it will be the only occasion during which these bulky things are used.

Most of the day aboard ship was spent catching up on some well-deserved rest. (Rev. Tim nodded off in his cabin and slept right through the Cruise Director's orientation session!). There were no planned activities for the entire group during this day. Everyone was able to rejuvenate themselves however they chose.

At about 5:30 p.m. we arrived at the island of Mykonos. This was a pleasure stop, pure and simple. Buses took us roughly one mile from the docks to the outskirts of the village. We could walk through the winding streets, losing ourselves (as we had been told was the intention) among the shops, taverns, and residences. Some of us enjoyed refreshments in the seaside cafes as we watched the sunset over the sea, bathing the whitewashed buildings and the island's famous windmills in golden light. Upon returning to the ship we could choose from either a dinner buffet or a formal dining experience in the ship's main dining room.

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