Matthew's Journal

Well, I made it, as did all my stuff. The hotel's a bit of a let-down given how much it's costing, and the 4* rating. Most irritating for me is the internet access, or lack thereof. They've run out of week-long wireless cards, so I've bought a 1-hour one, which will have to do me until they get more week-long ones ("later today, or maybe tomorrow", the receptionist said), since these are €7 a pop. Also, the only hotspot is in the lobby (there really is no signal at all in my room). While I'm moaning, I'll mention the lack of *anything* nearby, the iffy breakfast, and the leaking toilet in my room (the latter I'm told will be fixed later today).

Hm, this wireless service isn't terribly reliable, and/or is interacting with my browser badly - I keep getting connection problems, and/or re-directed back to the "launch the Nomadix console" page. Ho hum.

In the end, the flight out of LHR was even later (we left around 16:00), and I got off the plane at ATH at about the time my original schedule would have had me landing at CFU. The faff of Monday meant that my luggage was through-checked unlike the poor sods who hadn't gathered what was going on, who had to collect their baggage and then re-check it in. The transfer to the hotel worked fine, although still no-one can tell me when they will pick me up on Monday morning. I shall chase that on Friday if I've not heard by then.

I slept 7.30-9.30 local time (my only sleep since Monday night), and am feeling OK at the moment. If I last til tonight, I figure I'll sleep OK then :-)

The plan is to get through the email, and then put the computer away and go for a wander around the hotel complex. It's a bit cold for a swim (and was pissing it down with rain when I arrived), but there may be other distractions, and a walk along the beach is often calming.