Back from Island Hop #1! The weather was utterly perfect, and I got along quite handily without my bag. It's so nice to have it back, though! Apparently, it didn't make the connection from Munich, which is pretty silly, as that was the longest connection I had!

Spetses, while lovely, wasn't nearly as charming as Hydra. The people were rude, and there was very little to do, not to mention surprisingly few places to eat anything beyond a sandwich or an omelette, a far cry from the authentic Greek cuisine we sought. We ended up changing our boat reservations and returning to Athens a few hours early.

My New Year was surprisingly nice. After dinner, we crashed in the hotel room, intending to wait for midnight to approach before heading out to a bar. We watched bits of "Finding Nemo" dubbed in Greek and a chunk of Ralph Bakshi's animated Lord of the Rings. It was rather funny, as LotR had Greek subtitles, and Mordor's Greek equivalent looks to an English speaker like "Moptop."

All the bars were closed (?!), so Chungy and I sat on the porch of the hotel and just talked, which is the best way to celebrate the New Year I can think of.

And now I'm off to prepare for tomorrow's day trip Delphi! Happy New Year to all! Khronia Pola! Or my mneumonic, "chronic polio!"