We arrived in Athens yesterday around 3.00pm after a very pleasant 3.5 hour Easyjet flight. We got the new Metro train into the centre of Athens to our hotel where we met Jo with John & Tina fresh from their acclimatisation training in Crete. Hotel not to shabby with a rooftop bar with a good view of the Acropolis, which I’m sure will be very nice when it’s finished ( I would have thought 2500 years should have been enough to get the job done).

View from the hotel in Athens

We are now onboard the mini coach for the 180 mile drive to  Olympia. The coach driver Konstantinos seems like a nice chap and his driving skills seem to be fairly good by Greek standards! There is a strange air of apprehension among the passengers at the thought of riding tomorrow I think.

 We have heard from Roger & Sue Vick that they have got the van to Olympia which means our bikes are there. On our arrival this afternoon we will need to reassemble the bikes in readiness for our 6.00am departure Saturday morning. We are going early to try to make the most of the cooler temperatures before it gets into the 40′s by lunch!