Day off.

After a dozen days of pushing hard, we had a free one in this pretty little city right on the coast of the Aegean Sea.

So what did I do?

• Set no alarm clock (still was up by 8:00).
• Walked to the city center after breakfast; explored on foot for a nearly three hours.
• Came home for a swim and a breather.
• Re-trekked to town to hunt down some lunch; settled on a donair shop in which I was the only foreigner–that’s always a good sign.
• Back to the hotel to catch up on my journal–I was only behind one day, but it “Ephesus day”, and that was no ordinary day.
• Read a couple chapters in one of the books I brought and grabbed another swim.
• Decided to get my blog caught up.
• Tasty supper.
• More computer and book time.

Bed needs to happen pretty soon, as our wake-up call is for 4:00 AM tomorrow to catch the boat to Patmos.

And that’s it… for today.  More from the “holy isle”…