DAY 7 | Athens and Aegina
The Cougs started the day with breakfast at the hotel and then caught the bus to the port of Piraeus to catch the ferry to the Greek Island of Aegina.
The ferry was so massive that even the bus was able to drive on. The Island of Aegina, home to 13,000 permanent residents, lies 17 miles off the coast of mainland Greece. One of the largest Greek Islands, Aegina covers 33.75 square miles.
When the ferry reached the island, everyone wishing to visit Aegina was instructed to disembark quickly. The cars (and our bus) also disembarked rapidly. Before we knew what was happening, the ferry was pulling away from the dock and the program was missing some players!
Five of the players (shall remained unnamed) missed disembarking and got stuck riding the ferry to the next island! Luckily the same ferry returned to Aegina 40 minutes later carrying our embarrassed Cougs. Although the disembarkation debacle delayed the trip to the beaches on the other side of the island, it gave those who made it off an extra 40 minutes to shop in town.
The bus then made the drive to the other side of the island to AG Marina where the group sunbathed, swam, shopped and ate.
After a good lunch and swim, the crew bussed back to the port for a bit more shopping and snacking. Most of the group sampled (and purchased) pistachios (or some kind of pistachio product) as the Island of Aegina is world famous for its cultivation and sale.
The crew then returned to the hotel (via ferry and bus) and split up into groups to explore Athens and grab dinner on their own.
The Cougs started the day with breakfast at the hotel and then caught the bus to the port of Piraeus to catch the ferry to the Greek Island of Aegina.
The ferry was so massive that even the bus was able to drive on. The Island of Aegina, home to 13,000 permanent residents, lies 17 miles off the coast of mainland Greece. One of the largest Greek Islands, Aegina covers 33.75 square miles.
When the ferry reached the island, everyone wishing to visit Aegina was instructed to disembark quickly. The cars (and our bus) also disembarked rapidly. Before we knew what was happening, the ferry was pulling away from the dock and the program was missing some players!
Five of the players (shall remained unnamed) missed disembarking and got stuck riding the ferry to the next island! Luckily the same ferry returned to Aegina 40 minutes later carrying our embarrassed Cougs. Although the disembarkation debacle delayed the trip to the beaches on the other side of the island, it gave those who made it off an extra 40 minutes to shop in town.
The bus then made the drive to the other side of the island to AG Marina where the group sunbathed, swam, shopped and ate.
After a good lunch and swim, the crew bussed back to the port for a bit more shopping and snacking. Most of the group sampled (and purchased) pistachios (or some kind of pistachio product) as the Island of Aegina is world famous for its cultivation and sale.
The crew then returned to the hotel (via ferry and bus) and split up into groups to explore Athens and grab dinner on their own.
Exploring Athens! #GoCougs // #WAZZU //#EuroCougs pic.twitter.com/UiiDwlI1te
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