more of athens

More from Athens! Yesterday we caught a boat --ferry--and went over to the Greek Island Aegena. What a beautiful trip. The island was actually quite big and rather touristy but me managed to get down a few back streets and talked to a couple of locals. They wondered if we were from the cruise ship but we said no. They said the cruise ships don't come to the island any more. They go to other islands. The only real set-back was one of the women in our group had her wallet stolen in the fish market area. At least they didn't take her passport or any of her cards. Just money. The fish market was crazy! Chickens, goats, pigs all hanging with their heads still on. And there were buckets of live snails that you could buy in bulk. Plus the fish. All sizes for sure. I love how they yell for you to buy from them. I enjoyed this part of our trip for sure. I watched one women squeezing the fish to see if they were fresh, just like we squeeze vegetables. Today I'm heading back to the Acopolis for a bit of a tour. I like getting the history of the ruins. Then I'll head to the Plaka which is a large shopping-market area. Hope all is well in Canada. Oh yeah, and I also swam in the ocean--the water had to be at least 24C. I floated for at least thirty minutes.