Day 5

 Day 5 and our first port day which is the port of Katakolon which is a small port on the Ionian coast and is the gateway to Olympia, the home of the original Olympic Games. 

Olympia is about 21 miles away and since we have been there once before, there is no sense in going back.

Katakolon is a very small Greek fishing village and it basically a two-street town.  The small waterfront is almost totally restaurants for the tourists.

We slept late and finally got off the ship at 10:00am and walked the short distance from the ship to the town.

The ship is docked at one end of the town so we started there on one side of the 6-block long street and then out on the pier where several small fishing boats were tied up.  The boats all had a 2-cycle engine in them and when they started up, it was a putt-putt sound.   Then we walked back on the other side. 

Along the way, Barb bought 2 scarves, 2 bracelets, a pair of earrings and a ring.  Ed bought 2 pair of sunglasses at $2 each and a shirt.  This town was amazing in how low the prices were.

We came back to the ship at about 1:oopm and had lunch on the back deck.

It is 76 degrees and seems hotter so of course we went up to the top deck to be in the sun.

Dinner tonight in Blu was a delight and it was again very good.  What’s fun is that we almost every night site with a different couple.  Tonight it was our second couple from England and they were fun.

Tonight we had two different production shows.  The first was in the main theater and it was a group called Ukebox and they were originally formed from their home city of Liverpool. England.   They were terrible.  

Later in the evening in a smaller venue there was a production called The Caravan.  The show was kind of a twist on a circus variety show, without animals and it was quite good, maybe the best entertainment we have seen on this ship.  We have a YouTube video but the ships internet does not allow us to post it..

After the show we skipped the casino as it was already midnight and we have an early start tomorrow as we arrive in Athens in the morning.

Nite

Time to go our in the morning

Some of the little fishing boats

Barb found a great store!!
 

                                                        The Celevrity Apex

                                                        Almost the entire port town

                            The two on the left are Ed's deserts and the one on the right is Barb's salad

                                                            Going out for the evening

                                             We were in the front row of the 10:30pm show

                                                            Part of the 10:45pm show

At the show Caravan in the small theater - wonderful