Today after eating breakfast, we went to the roman ruins of Kourion. It’s very hazy here, and they say its because of dust coming from north Africa. There’s a light film, almost like pollen on the car. Today it’s thicker than yesterday. Its expected to be around a few more days.

George’s jawbone wrist bracelet said we walked 8,000 steps yesterday, just under his goal of 10,000 a day. So he has some catching up to do. You clearly heard me say he.

Kourion ruins were quite lovely. It’s located on a bluff, and was said to be founded in 12th century BC. It has been destroyed by earthquakes in the early 4th century. What we saw today was built in 2nd century BC. There was a Roman amphitheater, house of the gladiators, house of Eustolios, Achilles house, a agora, baths, homes, Nymphaeum, and a basilica. The theatre has been rebuilt and is still used today. It faces the sea. So the view is spectacular. Ricos went down to the bottom so we could fully appreciate the acoustics. He’s in a choir, but we couldn’t convince him to sing for us. The Nymphaeum was a sanctuary of the nymphs, daughters of Poseidon. There were beautiful mosaics and columns. One of the mosaics in the house of Eustolius depicted a fish, a symbol of his connection to Christianity. The mosaic in Achilles house was a scene of him meeting Ulysses. his mother disguised him as a woman so he wouldn’t have to fight in the Trojan war. I thought that was cool having been in Troy in October.

We drove to a see the 2nd century AD stadium located outside the main Kourion site on the road to Pafos. Also impressive was the Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, situated west of the ancient city. Apollo Hylates, God of the Woodland, was the protector of the city of Kourion. The cult of Apollo, the god of light, music and prophecy, was celebrated here from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD.Art of the temple entrance has been preserved and was fun to photo.

Then we headed to Pissouri Bay for lunch. We drove through a British Amy base to get there. George has been craving fried calamari, fries and a beer on the beach. So we went to a nice restaurant on the water. The sound of the waves hitting the beach was music to my ears. It was first time I really felt relaxed. I ordered red mullet, wanting fish instead, and it was recommended. The calamari was quite big, but everyone enjoyed it. I was given 4 little whole fried fish. I removed the head, opened the body, removed the bones and ate the tasty delicate white fish. Very good.

On our drive home we went through the village of Pissouri, which looked quaint and fun.

More to come later.