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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 19, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:39 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:41 p.m.	Weather 48°F [3/18: 30°F !]
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 78 mi / 126 km Cumulative Total 3311 mi / 5331 km	Lat: 37° 40' 52" N Lon: 22° 01' 42" E Elev: 1660 ft / 506 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Langadia
Where We're Staying: Hotel Kentrikon ()
Places We Visited: Palamidi Fortress in Nafplio (), the snows of Mount Varson, Forthnet office in Tripoli (), fields of Pan
Featured Site: Palamidi Fortress of Nafplio
Person of the Day: Pan, the dancing, flute playing, centaur-like god
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: chicken and mozzarella bake; Breakfast: spinach pie; Lunch: fruit, bread, hot tea; Dinner: bean soup, salad, chicken; Olive count: 1889
Word of the Day: A person who is in love with cities is an "astiphile", which comes from the Greek word "astifelia." The word "asti" means city, and "felia" means to have love for something or someone. Like the word philosophy means love of thought!
Tech Fact of the Day: windburn versus sunburn: Flat Count (Cumulative): 22; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27


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