Sener milli oldu

Finally got ourselves to Athens and with plenty of hours to spend, and therefore time to drink beer... er... update the blog, I can't get onto the internet! Thus my first experience of Greece has not been the most positive. Neither was the experience at the bar where this is being written when the barman said he couldn't accept Mastercard, nor American Express, but that he could accept Visa - except that he had already put into the computer that we were going to pay cash. Oh, well.

Anyway, you are reading this well after we have left Athens because I couldn't figure out how to get on to the internet here.

But before we got to Athens we had to take a flight. It was Olympic Airways... which I guess was okay, especially for all the Muslims on our side who got their food before everyone else. Somehow or other Steve also got a "Muslim meal", meaning that Colin, who is a vegetarian, got nothing at all! We all cried. Steve was also allowed to order a beer with his Muslim meal, which demonstrates great Olympic open-mindedness.

Everyone has to make their first flight and tonight was Sener Sen's. Our nanotechnologist and "I'm fine thanks" leg looked a little freaked out at first but upon arrival he said that it "just like a Luna Park ride". As a physics geek (if you take out "r" from "greek" it becomes "geek" - Sener's pot. kettle joke) he also said he was very impressed with the landing... when the bits on the wings go up and down ... and stuff.

Sener Sen freaking out on his virgin flight.

It also requires noting that vice-captain Sajjad has brought his guitar. We're all trying to look at the bright side of this.

So, the battery on the computer is about to die, but one last word... from Steve... he really recognises that it was David O'Byrne's idea to start this blog. There you go... hex lifted.