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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 8, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:55 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:28 p.m.	Weather 60°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 70 mi / 112 km Cumulative Total 3141 mi / 5058 km	Lat: 39° 37' 52" N Lon: 22° 25' 13" E Elev: 79 ft / 24 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Larisa ()
Where We're Staying: Hotel Diethnes ()
Places We Visited: Byzantine Museum, Mount Athos Special Exhibit, Mount Olympus, beach, Vale of Tembi
Featured Site: Mount Athos
Person of the Day: Sofia
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: salanaki, or fried cheese; Breakfast: spinach pastries; Lunch: bread, cheese and sausage; Dinner: a whole chicken, french fries, salad, ice cream; Olive count: 1850
Word of the Day: "Yasas" () means "Hello" in Greek.
Tech Fact of the Day: Salt is bad for bicycles: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27 (Padraic joins the broken spoke club!)


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