We are only in Athens for 1 full day so we made the most of it and got up early to see the Acropolis. We beat most of the crowds and the heat and walked for about 7 hours with a lot of breaks. The 3rd M had a great time mostly due to the Greeks fawning all over him. We kept running into the same people in different places and we felt like old friends. In one shop (pictured) the 2 shop keepers kept giving the 3rd M gifts. They actually loved him so much they ignored all the other customers for about 10 minutes. He loves the attention and that helps us keep going without a breakdown for so long. Eventually he crashes and most of the people let him be when he is asleep.

On that thread, it is amazing the spaces you can find when the 3rd M needs to eat. Right as we were leaving the Acropolis I saw a nice shaded spot under some trees on a rock wall out of the way but still in the middle of everything. We took the small path into the shade for a break and topped up while a thousand people passes us on both sides never seeing us. The number of people walking up and down the hill was amazing but not 10 feet off the main path we found a nice spot to rest without being noticed by probably 99% of the people going by.

Tomorrow morning we head to the airport early for the flight home so this is probably my last email. Hopefully I can find a place with good WiFi to send it before I am home.

Originally sent as an email on 31st August, 2014