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before i start i want to thank: AGLAIA! a great co-traveler! i had a great time being with her for 2 days! we talked endlesly about 100 different things! GEORGE (jake15) he's not a travbuddy but someone i met via internet! he's as good as i was expected him to be, very very sweet!! & GIOULI (giouli) a friend from last year's spanish class, who moved to kalamata, for ever (?!?! hehehe...) always so energetic with a smile on her face! she was the reason for that visit! thank ...

I visit Kalamata in Southern Greece most summers to visit my family. The city is very pleasant with great beaches, an old city quarter, castle and great museums. It's also a handy base to travel to some of the surrounding areas like the Mani (Kardamyli, Stoupa), Koroni, Methoni, Pylos, etc.

Once again visited my family in the southern mainland. Once again I spent most of my time either taking pictures, lounging on a beach or visiting museums. I'll post some really neat pictures from Athens and Crete in another blog entry. I'm now more determined than ever to buy a new, much better camera next summer!

Al gauw pikten we een paar lifters op, en dat bleken toevallig landgenoten van ons te zijn. We hebben nog een gezellig babbeltje met ze gemaakt. Op de plaats waar zij uitstapten, stapten wij ook uit om onze lunch te gebruiken. We namen een heerlijke griekse salade waarna we weer op pad gingen naar Kalamata, waar we ons op de camping gingen omkleden om nog even lekker te gaan zwemmen. Daar fristen we heerlijk van op en al gauw lagen we in de zon. Helaas betrok de lucht en gingen we weer terug ...

12.03.07 - Monday We arrived in Kalamata, Greece around 8am, although there was a time zone change - so in Greece it was 9am. I had to be at watch at 6am, so I went back to bed and slept til late afternoon. We had free WiFi on deck, so I was able to call Donna and pay some bills, check email, etc… Today was Jarod’s birthday. I created another video to show and afterwards we watched the Lord of the Rings - two towers. 12.04.07 - Tuesday Today was a day off. The weather was cold and rai...