Yesterday was probably my most difficult day on this trip. Nothing went truly wrong, but very few things went well. A stressful and physically trying series of experiences, from Piraeus, Greece to Heathrow Airport in England, then a bus ride to Southampton, ending with a long, wet, bumpy, dangerous walk to our hotel, the Moxy. So to begin, goodbye Regent Seven Seas Voyager in Piraeus. My Blue-bar pigeon said have nice flight. Nice buildings along the way. But traffic was slow, very much so. A street scene. It was an excruciatingly long ride. We were supposed to leave the ship at 8:35AM, but delays made this departure time closer to 10AM. We did not get to the airport until after 11:30, and by the time got to the Aegean Air lounge, it was only half an hour to boarding. That's why my posting was so late yesterday. There was no time to get connected. We had almost nothing in the lounge. Our Aegean Air plane. Salad, etc., with John Walker. Add...
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