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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 26, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:33 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:54 p.m.	Weather 50°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch NA Cumulative Total NA	Lat: 40° 02' 38" N Lon: 20° 44' 46" E Elev: 1903 ft / 580 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Konitsa ()
Where We're Staying: Konstantinos (Kostas) Housos Guest House ()
Places We Visited: Ioannina Secondary School, Wax Museum
Featured Site: Pavlos Vrellis Museum of Greek History (wax figures)
Person of the Day: George Tselikas
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: wild boar; Breakfast: buffet at the Hotel Xenia - a little bit of everything (cereal and milk, yogurt, fruit, fried eggs, rolls, cheese, cold cuts, juice, tea/coffee); Lunch: skipped lunch today - too busy talking with students!; Dinner: feasted with the Mayor of Konitsa: Greek salads, cheeses, assorted meat dishes, french fries, and wine; Olive count: 1913
Word of the Day: In Greek, "Felos" means "friend," and "felia" means friendship! This is from where we get the English word "affiliation" from (among others), and might also correspond to the old term, "Hey, fella!" Cool, huh?
Tech Fact of the Day: STRONG WINDS (even in Greek ) are dangerous for cyclists... and other people: Flat Count (Cumulative): 22; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 28


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