Day 3: Delphi Historic Sanctuary & Tholos Olive Farm

This will be a heavy picture blog today with this quick summary from me and two new student bloggers Jake and Hannah. 

Day 3 here is another 80 degree day. After a good breakfast we took a 3 hour bus ride to the famous ancient sancutary at Delphi. We passed through some beautiful countryside and had some great views and photo ops on the way. The little country side towns we drove through were awesome. Lots of hiking today finished off with some amazing oil, feta, and bread at Greece's largest olive farm. 
Really a cool day. Seeing some amazing things. Students are happy and excited at each new destination. 

         A quick photo opp on our way to Delphi. This beautiful town in the backdrop was amazing in person. 

                                                     Delphi Museum 

Delphi Ancient Sanctuary 

Lunch in Delphi

                  Delphi Valley Olive Grove- largest olive farms in the World

Walking totals for Day 3 compliments of Mr. Ghiloni: 
Steps: 12384
Converted miles: 5.7

Overall Totals for Trip:
Steps: 35,972
Converted miles: 16.9

Jake Gorrie, Senior, Advanced Manufacting

Today in Greece may have been my favorite day yet.  On our way to Delphi, we got amazing views and pictures of the country side. Our first destination was a small museum that was related to the ancient ruins that stood directly over the building. Once our tour was over we headed off to lunch.

Once we finally finished eating we were back on the bus and off to our next stop. After another 20 minutes of driving we arrived at the largest olive farm in all of Greece. At the farm we got to experience 2 different types of olives as well as the olive oil they produce. Once the food was gone and the tour was over we were back on the bus and off to the hotel for the night.

Hannah Silva, Junior, Health Tech

It was an early morning today, departing at 7:15 for a 3-hour drive to Delphi. On the road, we napped, took scenic pictures, and learned some Greek phrases. Delphi is home to the the temple of Apollo, which we hiked up the the hill to see. After visiting the remains of the theater, stadium, and touring the museum, we went to lunch at an authentic Greek restaurant in the mountains. Next, we traveled down to the field below to tour an olive garden and sample high quality extra virgin olive oil. Our bus ride back to Athens returned us to our hotel just in time for another great Greek dinner.

Thanks for reading! Tomorrow we board our four day cruise adventure. We will be hitting the open seas with stops at some beautiful Greek islands and excursions. Kids are very excited. 

We will see how the blog goes with the wifi on the ship. See you soon!