5/16 To Tolo

After breakfast at 7:30 a.m., we left Olympia a little after 8. We had a long bus ride ahead of us, but we made a previously unscheduled stop about ten to see a temple to Apollo. There are many temples to Apollo around, but this one is known for being one of the most intact. They are actually in the midst of restoring it; it is being taken apart piece by piece. Each piece will be restored and then it will all be put back together. For the past fifteen years or so, there has been a tarp over the temple to keep it safe from the elements (ice, wind, and hail). When we saw it today, it was still mostly intact: most of the columns were still there, as were some of the horizontal "cross beams" above the columns. After viewing the temple, we continued on our trip to Tolo...or so we thought. Somewhere along the way, a wrong turn was taken, so we ended up on the wrong side of the Peloponnesian Peninsula. We stopped for a late lunch and again continued on our way. Our large tour bus careened along the steep, twisty mountain roads and several of its occupants nearly got sick. Thank goodness for Dramamine! We finally made it to Tolo mid-afternoon. After checking in to our hotel, several people relaxed at the beach while recovering from the bus ride. Others did laundry or perused the nearby shops. We dined at our hotel.