Day 25

I walked off the boat at 5am feeling awful. A combination of diesel fumes, lack of sleep, no food, and over-enthusiastic air conditioning had me worried about my health. The port at Athens was not the place to be, so I corralled the others into the metro as quickly as possible, and got out of the polluted air, picking up a few croissants on the way.We had to wait about an hour at the main train station before getting a train to Patras, which was a reasonably fast transfer considering the frequency of the trains. Three hours later it was midday, we were approaching Patras, and I was desperate for something to eat. Nathalia had come up with a plan though, and it meant delaying lunch – it would have to be good. It was. We would get a boat not to Brindisi but to Ancona – much further north, longer boat trip but the boat left within two hours and was much faster. It would save us over 12 hours in the long run.

Day 25

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location:Sydney
summary:National Maritime Museum
day:25