Official weigh in!

We both gained weight!!!! Apparently we sampled plenty of good food along the way!

however, we've been home almost a week and we're back down to normal already.

Heading home! Athens Greece to Portland Maine

Well sadly the trip is over! had to go back to reality some day. Below are some pictures from the travel home from Athens Greece all the way to Portland Maine, USA

Packing the bikes in the park across from Top Cycles in Athens Greece

John from the bike shop was unbelievable! He gave us boxes, helped me pack up the bikes, treated us to a fantastic lunch, and delivered us to the train station. Incredible hospitality!

Done!

And away we go... a train ride directly to the airport.

We slept in the airport as we had to be there at 4 am to catch our flight. Pretty horrible sleeping with the loud elevator music, flies, and bright lights!

After a night in Boston we came home to Portland. Patch was more than happy to see Heather!

We had a whole laundry basket of mail waiting for us. mostly crap.

Time for a haircut!

Greece - Crete to Santorini

leaving Crete

seriously steep road up from the port in Santorini

and a teaser.... more to come from Santorini, a very incredible place!!!

Greece - Athens to Crete

We sailed from the port of Pireaus to the island of Crete. this is the furthest island in Europe and the border with Africa. The boat ride was uneventful and took us about 9 hours. we arrived in Crete at 6 am, right in time for a sunrise coffee!

some serius boats in the harbor

and a naval museum

fresh?

this is a Venetian fortress in Crete. took the Turks 25 years to capture this

nice spot forour morning coffee

this is right in front of our campspot in Crete.fabulous view of the ocean and a good spot to meet strays. this is "yellow dog". very creative, but he was really nice

great sunsets here

This is "Mister" a really great street dog. had it been easier to get him home, he'd be moving to Maine.

this is a roadside "farm" in crete. chickens, pheasants, turkeys, goats and sheeps oh my.

a crazy underground church right in the rocks

Iraklion air station. completely abandoned by the USA since 1993. nice

Mister again. slept right by the tent every night

interesting book choice with so many delicious kitties nearby

Mister and Yellow Dog.

the forecast for Santorini. not too shabby!

still in Greece... playing catch up - Delfi to Athens

Well we're still in Greece and are WAY behind in updating the blog. the reasons for this are many... the weather has been fantastic, we haven't had much internet, and I'm a little lazy. but, i'm going to add a few photos of the last week or two. I've placed many more pictures on picassa you can access here: http://picasaweb.google.com/wacksmans

on the way from Delfi we passed Mt. Parnassas, a downhill ski resort in Greece. who knew?

got out of the mountains in time for the cotton harvest!

Beautiful riding in Grece. Punishing mountains though!

We came through a mountain saddle in a national park right into Athens. beautiful riding!

started our day in Athens at the Acropolis

everyone else was at the Acropolis too!

the mountain range we came up and over to get into the city. does this qualify as urban sprawl?

here is a new fad in Europe.... Jeggings.... leggins that look like jeans. they were not flattering on this young lady

this is the National Road. 4-lanes on each side, merging on and off. happens to be where the campground is. scary

the original olympic stadium