Greece/Olympics, 2004
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The Men’s Time Trial—truly exciting! Ekimov in the start house. Yes, he’s riding for Russia in the Olympics, but he’s a Postie through and through, so ya gotta root for him—and he takes the Silver!

Bobby Julich ready to go. Gotta love those USA boys—he took the Bronze.

Our hero, Tyler Hamilton, rolls out. What a race—he just got faster and faster, taking the Gold in style.

Ranked #1, but finishing a disappointing 7th, Jan Ulrich.

lf this is Greece, I must be climbing! Every village is on a hilltop—spectacular views once you get there. Notice all the parked cars. The streets are so narrow that only one means of transportation gets through (see next photo).

The donkey—used to carry vegetables to market. I was tempted to hitch a ride the rest of the way up to the top of the village.

Our yacht. A lovely home, captained by a fascinating and storied man of the sea. Four years ago, he risked the boat and his life in raging seas to rescue victims of a ferry disaster off one of the Aegean Islands.

Another view from the dizzying heights. We cycled up to this monastery outside of Kalavrita (did I mention climbing is part of the deal in Greece?). The monastery is built into a rock cliff in the side of the mountain, and in a little cave room here, Saint Luke wrote what became the New Testament Gospel of St. Luke.