Athens

From Lefkada, we drive straight across Greece—which, by the way, is way bigger than I ever imagined.

Highway

We make it all the way to Athens in a single day, which is no problem at all because Greek highways are incredibly pleasant. Hardly any traffic and in top condition. Along the way, we make a quick stop at the Corinth Canal, which is truly spectacular. One day, we definitely need to sail through here.

Public Transport

In Greece, everything seems to take a back seat to the car. That’s something that really gets on my nerves in Athens. Especially with the dog, it’s super exhausting—no one shows any consideration, and everything is parked up so badly that sometimes you have to walk on the street. The Athenians themselves are fed up with it too. To be fair, they’ve been trying for years to fix the mistakes of the past. It’s a problem lots of cities have, where the wrong mode of transportation was chosen out of pure ideology. Of course, I have to try out the new public transport. Charly is less thrilled than I am, since muzzles are mandatory.

Alexandros

The reason we’re in Athens is for a catamaran maneuvering course for Alex with Epic Navigator. Epic Navigator is one of my YouTube heroes, and we saw he still had a spot open. So we booked it on the spur of the moment. Alex can really use the training—which I already did with JoJo. She ends up loving the two-day course.

The Thinker

While Alex is off at her sailing course, Charly and I go check out some ancient ruins. We take the tram to the Acropolis, though of course Charly isn’t allowed inside. Dog pee and 3,000-year-old sandstone just don’t mix. Instead, we climb the hill across the way, where you can admire old stones for free and without the tourist crowds. It’s pretty impressive to walk streets where, 2,500 years ago, Socrates—one of humanity’s greatest thinkers—probably took his evening strolls.

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