It's all Greek to Me!

Day 9, (1st day in Greece)
We got our wake up call at 2:30 AM. Met our group to get on the bus at 3:30. We had to walk about 10 min. through the city, rolling all our luggage (31 of us w/ 2-3 pieces each!) over cobblestones as the sun came up. It made a huge noise and was a spectacular site to see with 200 yr. old buildings all around us. We made it to the airport just before 5:00 so they we could get the entire group of 31 people checked-in for 7:30 departures.
No direct flights forced us to get to Athens by way of Rome. We only got to see Rome from the air, so we’re looking forward to going back. We made it into Athens around 3:00pm and immediately found our contact for the Greece conference. Unfortunately, we didn’t find our luggage. “They” tell us that it will come in tomorrow and be delivered to the bus stop near our hotel. The town of Eretria where we’re staying is on the island of Evia- a 1 ½ hr. drive from Athens. The hotel complex is really nice overall but it must be too hot here to keep up with watering the plants b/c even the cactus are struggling. The pool is great though and so is the staff.
We met our kids and stayed up late getting oriented with what our responsibilities are for the week. It is a bit hotter here than Hungary- about 95 where Hungary was in the 70’s. We do get air condition from 10-2 at night so we can sleep-I’m very thankful for that. I’m also thankful for deodorant and toothbrushes! You don’t realize how much until you need them!!