Fashions for Greece in July

The list includes these advisories:

Women - Cover your arms and most of your legs.
Most refugees will be Muslim, and their dress is conservative. Extremely so.

Pants - with lots of zippers.
Pickpockets abound and will unzip bags while we are looking elsewhere.

RIFD for credit cards.
Yes, stealing credit card info is alive ind well in most European cities.

Cotton underwear.
Dale recommends that if you like cold and wet underwear. Otherwise, nylon.

Hats.
Sunshine is brilliant. Prepare for rain.

High protein bars.
Dale says we may go without meals. He can be sure I ain't sharing mine with him!

Handles.
On the Appalachian Trail, where Dale has hung out, through trekkers have trail names. A 100 year-old friend in Heathsville has given me mine--"Bread."

Backpacks.
Pulling two-wheeled suitcases over the ancient streets of Athens is a bad joke.

Imodium.
'Nuf said.

Campsuds.
Good for shaving and washing. Haven't used them since traveling with Dale in Nepal. On one of those trips we used iodine for water purifying along with powdered Gatorade--for brushing our teeth. Nasty. Still remember.