Day 5: Rhodes
Rhodes is an ancient walled civilization (there was a 6.3 earthquake there the day after we left!) where the castle Palace of the Grand Master stands. It was home to one of the 7 Ancient Wonders, the Colossus of Rhodes, but the massive structure (essentially, a giant statue of the Greek god Helios guarding the city) was destroyed by an earthquake. Today, its existence is marked by two large pillars with the mascot of the city atop each one. We spent the entire day in port, so Tim, Marisa, Lane, and I spent the morning on the island.
Stray cannonballs were all over the place:
A road in Rhodes (and a stray dog, too!)...
What I imagine the Colossus looked like...
Yet another one of Tim's dream boats...
One of the other group leaders in our group recommended we take a bus to a relatively close-by beach in Rhodes. Our tour director found us a bus and a driver, and we spent two hours in the afternoon there. The visibility was easily 100 feet, and the water was probably 75 degrees or more. There were rocks to jump off of and caves to explore as well. Definitely one of the highlights of the trip...
That night, the cruise hosted a formal dinner event. The food was great, and the company was even better...
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I am so so so so jealous of your trip. Greece is my next trip...just need to save up...a lot!! Oh and Chels..i LIVE in SD and have yet to see you ..makes me sad! We need to change this.
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