Saturday 4th October

At 7.45a.m. we passed Cape Sounion and could see Minerva, the holy place, quite clearly.

Later as we steamed into Piraeus, we could see the Parthenon, huge and clear, from the ship.

We docked at about 10.30a.m., and at 11o’clock we went ashore for about an hour and a half.  Unfortunately our complete lack of Greek currency prevented us from going to the Parthenon, so we contented ourselves with a stroll around the shops and park.