SV ICE BEAR

Its been a busy 4 months. We left Ice Bear and headed to Athens. The hotel we went to was a backpacker type it was basic but it was a 5 minute walk from the Acropolis.
Except for one day of rain the weather was good about 20 c and there were very few other tourists which means we have pictures of the Acropolis and several other ancient
sites with no people in them. Athens was preparing for Christmas. Workers were building the Christmas tree in front of the parliament buildings the bakeries were full of
all sorts of fancy treats and vendors selling roasted chestnuts were easy to find. Nine days later we were on a plane. We landed in Vancouver and spent a few days with
friends our timing was perfect any later and they would have been on their own adventure down the Baja. We spent the time home visiting with friends and family and preparing for
the next trip. We applied for a visa to extend our travel time in Greece which required a criminal back ground check, medical tests for lots of different diseases including tuberculosis, confirming out financial stability and proof of medical insurance. One of us received a 3d printer from Santa and spent three months printing all the little pieces
that you break on a boat but can never find or are so expensive you never replace. Plus one gnome and a door that was hidden on a mantle in Vancouver and a army of orcs that ended up in Victoria. We ended up in Edmonton for the first of Jan for a wedding the -30c temp couldn't freeze the spirits of any in attendance. Emmet had many first on this trip home first snow, -30 temp, playing with a backhoe, pouring cement for a patio, getting his Mojo on and spending the night at Bowen island. He even met some fans but declined to sign autographs. Just as spring sprung it was time to return to Greece. This year we will be traveling to the east side of Greece. Aegean here we come