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BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM March 20, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:39 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:44 p.m.	Weather 47°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 37 mi / 59 km Cumulative Total 3347 mi / 5390 km	Lat: 37° 38' 16" N Lon: 21° 37' 48" E Elev: 59 ft / 18 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Olympia ()
Where We're Staying: Hotel Poseidon ()
Places We Visited: Archaeological site of Ancient Olympia
Featured Site: Archaeological site of Ancient Olympia
Person of the Day: Zeus
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: souvlaki; Breakfast: bread, jam, honey, tea/coffee; Lunch: Greek salad, souvlaki, french fries; Dinner: Greek salad, pizza, spaghetti; Olive count: 1894
Word of the Day: "Te orea mera" means "What a wonderful day!" in Greek. Somehow, despite the biting chill, the cold, cold rain, and our inability to escape to someplace warm and dry, we kept calling this out to one another. After all, spring is just around the corner. Or at least it better be!
Tech Fact of the Day: the Olympic Games of today versus the Olympic games of the past: Flat Count (Cumulative): 22; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27


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