June 11, 2016
 We awoke early this morning. We have to disembark by 8:00 a.m.  We had to have luggage out in the hall by dinner last night. And so there was not much to do this morning.  As with everything on the cruise it all went like clockwork this morning.  We were off the boat with our luggage and porter with a taxi in a matter of minutes. Trying to tell the non English speaking taxi drivers the hotel name and being understood was another matter, so was loading the wheelchair into the car. I find that all of the men are quite sure they know more than me, even though they have never seen or touched this chair before. Finally they allow me to collapse the chair and put it into the trunk.

When we arrived at the hotel they did not have an accessible room for us. I showed the young woman  my paperwork and in the end she said she would see what she could do. I told her it would not be good for Doug or the hotel if he fell in the bathroom. I was not pleased.

Kate's friends picked us up and took us to the southern coast to see Poseidon's Temple built around 500 B.C.  It was beautiful overlooking a bay. We then went down the hill to have lunch at an authentic Greek restaurant. They ordered family style and it was delicious. We sipped ouzo and ate Greek salads, fish, breads, dips, and sauces. Men came by the table playing the accordion and the lyre. It was delightful!

We returned to the hotel around 6 to find they had an accessible room for us. That was good or we would have had to had words. We took a nap and a brief walk, then Kate went to dinner with her friends and Mary Lou, Doug and I had drinks, snacks and chatted before heading to bed and doing a bit of unpacking.

Message of the day: Beauty is timeless and ageless.