Feeling The Burn

Today felt like the longest, hottest, most exhausting day ever. I had a lot of fun exploring Corinth and Mycenae, but the whole leaving at seven in the morning and getting back at eight in the afternoon took a toll on basically everyone.

The First Burn: Legs. Between all of the walking we are forced to do on a daily basis and the time I spend in the gym, my legs are sceraming at me all the time, and while climbing the many steps and slopes today, I could feel the burn. I swear, the Greeks would take a flat piece of land, pile sand on it, and then build steps into it. They really enjoy their cardio. So, from start to finish today, my leg muscles were on fire. A good fire, maybe, but a fire all the same. Here's a picture of me doing some intense climbing. Please ignore the sandwich in my hand...no judging.

The Second Burn: Sun. If any of you know me well at all you know that I am usually too forgetful (or lazy) to put sunscreen on. Well, I was running a little late today, so I had every intention of putting it on while we were on the bus. Instead, I took a nap on the bus, forgot to put the sunscreen on, and am feeling the heat spread across my shoulders and chest as I type. It looks like it will turn into a pretty nice tan, thankfully. Unfortunately, my tan lines will look ridiculous. I'm just impressed with the fact that this is only the second serious sunburn of the trip. I would pat myself on the back, but it's a little bit tender.

The Third Burn: Irritants. And by irritants I mean people. As most of you know, there are a lot of little things in life that really tick me off. I have learned to over look these things in most people after realising that, if I don't, I might end up with no friends. However, everyone was having a rough day today running on little sleep, being all hot and sweaty, etc. Needless to say we were trying each others nerves. The majority of us being women, I thinnk that so far we have been handling ourselves and our disputes very well. I'm just finally owning up to the fact that not everything is flowers and rainbows over here.

So, that was my little complaining rant of the day. I'll be here all week, folks...stay tuned.