Greece is 8 hours ahead of us. So when we leave here on the 12th, we'll arrive in the evening of the 13th, for losing 8 hours on the time change. Not to worry, we gain it back on the last day there. We leave on the 21st, but arrive back in Houston after allll those hours of travel, on the 21st.
So when it's 8am here, it's 4pm there. Best time to call your family back home is in the evening after you've settled back in to your room at night. Even if it's late there, it will only be mid-day here.
The weather is projected to be a high of 91 and a low of 72. We will be getting a breeze off of the ocean near the hotels. This is a good thing!
**** note..be prepared to sleep in light clothing and/or to have to pay a small euro fee at night to have A/C at the hotels. We can run in to any sort of possibilities to no A/C (though these two hotels look like they have them..I will ask now) to paying 5 euros a night to have AC's that only cool your room to "just cool" to sleeping with the windows open (very common in Europe and a good way to get the best breeze/temp in your room. This is where your ear plugs come in handy.)
Phones in Europe in general: The best plan is an upgrade to your own cell service. If your phone or your cell phone company doesn't offer this, then you should look in to purchasing or renting a cheapie international phone that you can pay to have minutes on while you are there and then no charges when you return. EF tours offers this but you might be able to get better service elsewhere. Just be SURE that your phone works in Greece, Athens and the islands areas.
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