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Greece
At 6:00 PM
March 22, 1998

Sunrise (local): 6:36 a.m.
Sunset (local): 6:45 p.m.
Weather
58°F sunny
Traveled Since Last Dispatch
76 mi / 122 km

Cumulative Total
3423 mi / 5512 km
Lat: 38° 15' 45" N
Lon: 21° 44' 22" E
Elev: 39 ft / 12 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Patra ()
Where We're Staying: Patra Youth Hostel
Places We Visited: Delphi (Delphi, in Greek characters)
Featured Site: Temple of Apollo, Delphigo to the World Heritage Site page
Person of the Day: Mr. Vasilis Diamantopoulos and his daughter Tanya
What We Ate:
Food of the Day: Tighanopsomo (Tighanopsomo, in Greek characters)
Breakfast: doughnuts, pastries, juice, and chocolate milk
Lunch: cheese and ham pastries, spinach pastries
Dinner: chicken and french fries, cabbage salad
Olive count: 1894
Word of the Day: "Kirye" click to hear an audio clip means "Sir" in Greek. We often use it at restaurants, when we ask, "Please, Kirye, may we have some more?"
Tech Fact of the Day: Vernal Equinox
Flat Count (Cumulative): 22
Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27
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Next Stop: Ioannina (Ioannina, in Greek characters)

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