Katakolon gets a bad rap as just a convenient place to anchor to visit Olympia. Though the town is marketed toward the cruise ship crowds, we still enjoyed it (particularly when a cruise ship is not in!).
Plus, we finally got to catch up with Jan and Kate! Jan teaches mechanical and electrical classes related to boats on BoatHowTo, and Trip had taken one of his online classes last winter. We had met Jan briefly in Two Rock Bay when he swam over to compliment the boat as we were leaving (though we didn’t know who he was at the time), but now we were finally getting to meet in person.
We also had the chance to visit the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology. Unfortunately no photos are allowed, so I only have the one shot that I was permitted to take of a siphon at work. The museum desperately needs more space and money to do it justice, but it was wonderful to pour over all the ancient inventions that we still use today. My favorite summary was the image of a car, with multiple components highlighted that came from Ancient Greek inventors (the Philon theatre turned into pulleys and belts, robot servants turned into hydraulic valves, Ktesibios force pump turned into pistons and cylinders). The list goes on.
In the meantime, Trip had set up the sailing rig on the dinghy, and Jan and Kate popped over to test it out. Jan was giving Kate some additional sailing lessons, as she’d never sailed a small boat before (and there’s nothing like learning on an unforgiving dinghy). She did great!
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