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    21st June, 2009 - Posted by Ursula Stephens - No Comments

    Friday

    This morning we are packed and ready to embark on our boat trip - not a cruise, we’re told- because ours is a trip with purpose.

    Our ship is very comfortable - we have three nights on board and the opportunity for talks, prayer, mass and conversations all sprinkled among the cultural expose that is this Aegean paradise.

    We begin with a short bus ride to the port of Priaus, where we have to surrender our passports and are provided with an identity card!

    Then, aboard and settled we meet for Mass. We are joined by a few other passengers who share in our reflection of the readings.
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    Reflections from the back of the bus - Corinth

    21st June, 2009 - Posted by Ursula Stephens - 1 Comment

    Corinth!

    An hour or so to snooze our way to Corinth lulled by the hum of engine, the heat of midday and the effects of our strenuous morning.

    We’ve been joined by two young priests studying in Rome, who sought out our tour. Kay is feeling a bit squeamish this morning - I hope it doesn’t spoil her day.

    As the bus edges into the narrow streets of Corinth we can smell the sea - salty, slightly rancid. What is that, I wonder?

    The bus squeezes into seemingly impossible spaces as we travel through the ‘new’ Corinth - which has been there for centuries.
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