2024 Italy and Greece

Overview

Tue Apr 23 Dave flys 8:50pm YYZ - ZRH 10:25am
Wed Apr 24 Dave arrives ZRH 10:25am rents a car, then he rents a car to drive around Switzerland
Thu Apr 25 Fly PDX 1:25pm -0h59m-> SEA 2:26pm Alaska AS2369 flight changed departure moved up 2 hrs now 3.5hr layover
SEA 6:00pm -9h50m-> FRA 12:50pm Concord DE2033
Fri Apr 26 FRA 2:45pm -0h55m-> ZUR 3:40pm Swiss LX1073
booking reference UL7VPJ $1200 bags and seats (on the long leg) reserved
train airport->ZurichHBF->Zug
Sat Apr 27 visit with Joe & Bridget
Sun Apr 28 Kathi flies ZUR 5:15pm-1h40m-> NAP 6:55pm LX 1714 Swiss Air $303.26 paid by paypal UM6IVH flight changed departure delayed 2 hrs
Chris rides Ducati Zug to Milan (3h14m, 247km, 17km of tunnel)
Dinner with Joseph O'Sullivan
Mon Apr 29 Kathi class Chris collects scooter in the morning, Dave arrives in Milan, we drive to Bologna (2hr by highway, 4hrs without)
Tue Apr 30 Kathi class; Chris Milan to Bologna (2h15m, 215km highway)
Wed May 1 Kathi off on holiday; Chris Bologna to Pescara (3h34m, 365km)
Thu May 2 Kathi class; Chris TBD
Fri May 3 Kathi class; Brindisi 10:30pm-10h30m-> Igoumenista 9:00am Kydon Palace €306.82 2bed cabin, no window
Ref. Nr. Grimaldi Lines: G240399432 CRS Ref. Nr.: 0292931499
Sat May 4 Chris Explore Corfu 2
Sun May 5 Chris Ferry, Explore Greece 1
Mon May 6 Kathi class; Chris Explore Greece 2
Tue May 7 Kathi class; Chris Explore Greece 3
Wed May 8 Kathi class; Chris Explore Greece 4
Thu May 9 Kathi class; Chris Explore Greece 5
Fri May 10 Kathi class; Chris Explore Greece 6
Sat May 11 Chris Explore Greece 7
Sun May 12 Chris Explore Greece 8
Mon May 13 Kathi class; Chris Igoumenitsa→Brindisi (8h, 1am departure, overnight bed+moto)
Tue May 14 Kathi class; Chris explore southern Italy 1
Wed May 15 Kathi class; Chris explore southern Italy 2
Thu May 16 Kathi class; Chris explore southern Italy 3
Fri May 17 Kathi class; Chris explore southern Italy 4, end in Naples --- Dave departs ZRH 1:15pm
Sat May 18 KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
Sun May 19 KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
Mon May 20 KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
Tue May 21 Kathi Naples Chris rides Naples to Florence (6h),
Wed May 22 Kathi train Naples->Milan; Chris rides Florence to Milan (4h), return scooter
Thu May 23 Fly MXP 11:10am-9h->JFK 2:10pm AA 199 AQGDSU (1h35m layover) JFK 3:45pm-2h32m->IND 6:17pm AA 4449 $2076 changed (4h26m layover) JFK 8:36pm-2h32m->IND 10:55pm AA 4586 $2076 now Crowne Plaza Indianapolis-Airport, an IHG Hotel 2501 South High School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241 Confirmation number: 4675014154 PIN: 6406 Joci picks us up in the morning
Fri May 24 hang out in Terra Haute, help Joci move out Drury Inn & Suites Terre Haute (2 nights) 3040 South US Highway 41, Terre Haute, IN 47802 Confirmation number: 4948665899 PIN: 8011
Sat May 25 Graduation 10:00am at Rose Hullman (same Hotel)
Sun May 26 Fly back home from Indianapolis American Airlines 2:25pm IND -2h26m-> 3:51pm DFW 5:09pm DFW -3h57m-> 7:06pm PDX $551.21 FLKQLD Christopher Uhlik Ticket number: 0012131071152 Kathryn Baganoff Ticket number: 0012131071153 Bags will be $35 each for the first, $45 for the 2nd, seats selected and paid for on the 2nd leg

Elapsed 33 days.

Route Plan Summary

Summary

Date		Start→End	Distance	Elapsed time	Moving time	Google maps time	Moving vs Google	Breaks	Note	Hotel
Sun	Apr 28	Zug→Milan	256 km	TBD	TBD	3h8m	TBD%	TBD%	day-0	Agape Hotel, Milan
Mon	Apr 29	Milan→Bologna	354 km	TBD	TBD	5h49m	TBD%	TBD%	Ducati Museum afternoon maybe	TBD Hotel, Bologna
Tue	Apr 30	Bologna→Urbino	274 km	TBD	TBD	6h29m	TBD%	TBD%	Ducati Museum morning maybe	B&B Ai Cipressi, Urbino
Wed	May 1	Urbino→L'Aquila	320 km	TBD	TBD	5h30m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, L'Aquila
Thu	May 2	L'Aquila→Potenza	477 km	TBD	TBD	6h50m	TBD%	TBD%	LONG DAY	TBD Hotel, Potenza
Fri	May 3	Potenza→Brindisi→Igoumenista	300 km	TBD	TBD	5h6m	TBD%	TBD%	Check-in between 7:30 and 9:30pm	Night on the Ferry to Greece
Sat	May 4	Igoumenista→Kalithea	273 km	TBD	TBD	5h3m	TBD%	TBD%	none	Oscar Hotel, Kalithea
Sun	May 5	Kalithea→Olympia	350 km	TBD	TBD	6h11m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Olympia
Mon	May 6	Olympia→Monemvasia	277 km	TBD	TBD	5h4m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Monemvasia
Tue	May 7	Monemvasia→Athens	373 km	TBD	TBD	6h51m	TBD%	TBD%	LONG DAY	TBD Hotel, Athens
Wed	May 8	Rest Day in Athens to see historic sites
Thu	May 9	Athens→Delphi	296 km	TBD	TBD	5h41m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Delphi
Fri	May 10	Delphi→Karpenissi	210 km	TBD	TBD	5h4m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Karpenissi
Sat	May 11	Karpenissi→Meteora	165 km	TBD	TBD	3h26m	TBD%	TBD%	SHORT	TBD Hotel, Meteora
Sun	May 12	Meteora→Vikos/Monodendri	267 km	TBD	TBD	6h0m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Monodendri
Mon	May 13	Monodendri→Igourmenista/Corfu	151 km	TBD	TBD	3h4m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, somewhere on Corfu
Tue	May 14	Corfu→Corfu→Igourmenista→Brindisi	180 km	TBD	TBD	5h0m	TBD%	TBD%	none	Overnight on the ferry to Brindisi
Wed	May 15	Brindisi→Strongoli	434km	TBD	TBD	7h1m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Strongoli
Thu	May 16	Stongoli→Le tre rose	326 km	TBD	TBD	6h23m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Le tre rose
Fri	May 17	Le tre Rose→Napoli	296 km	TBD	TBD	6h30m	TBD%	TBD%	none	with Kathi at ???
Sat	May 18	Rest day in Naples								with Kathi at ???
Sun	May 19	Amalfi loop	km	TBD	TBD	xxx	TBD%	TBD%	none	with Kathi at ???
Mon	May 20	Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio loop	km	TBD	TBD	xxx	TBD%	TBD%	none	with Kathi at ???
Tue	May 21	Napoli→Florence	470 km	TBD	TBD	4h38m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Florence
Wed	May 22	Florence→Milan	305 km	TBD	TBD	3h2m	TBD%	TBD%	none	TBD Hotel, Milan

A goal is to keep every day under 7hrs of Google Maps time and ideally in the 5—6 hrs range.

Expense Sharing

Dave and Chris will share gas costs as we'll be swapping bikes back and forth. Shared meals, hotel rooms, ferry tickets, etc will be entered into this Google Spreadsheet and we'll settle up at the end.

Misc

Someday, I want to go back to Greece and do a sailing charter like this.

Daily Details and Naration

0) Apr 23 Tue	Dave flys 8:50pm YYZ - ZRH 10:25am
1) Apr 24 Wed	Dave arrives ZRH 10:25am rents a car, then he rents a car to drive around Switzerland
2) Apr 25 Thu	Chris&Kathi fly PDX→SEA→FRA→ZHR
3) Apr 26 Fri	train ZHR→Zurich→Zug meet Joe&Bridget
4) Apr 27 Sat	visit with Joe&Bridget
5) Apr 28 Sun	Chris to Milan, Kathi to Naples, Dave arrives Milan Centrale 17:40 from Geneva on 28th, stays at Agape hotel
6) Apr 29 Mon	pick up scooter, ride to Bologna
7) Apr 30 Tue	Ducati museum, ride to Urbino
8) May 1 Wed	ride to L'Aquila
9) May 2 Thu	ride to Potenza
10) May 3 Fri	Ride to Brindisi, Ferry Brindisi to Igoumenista overnight
11) May 4 Sat	ride to Kalithea
12) May 5 Sun	ride to Olympia
13) May 6 Mon	ride to Monemvasia
14) May 7 Tue	ride to Athens
15) May 8 Wed	rest day in Athens, see historic sites
16) May 9 Thu	ride to Delphi
17) May 10 Fri	ride to Karpenissi
18) May 11 Sat	ride to Meteora
19) May 12 Sun	ride to Monodendri/Vikos Gorge
20) May 13 Mon	ride to Igoumenista then ferry to Corfu depart 5:30pm
21) May 14 Tue	explore Corfu then ferry back to Igoumenista, then ferry to Brinidisi
22) May 15 Wed	1am-9am ferry to Brindisi, Dave heads north, Chris heads south to Strongoli
23) May 16 Thu	ride to Le tre rose
24) May 17 Fri	Dave drops Ducati in Milan, flys to ZHR; Chris meets Kathi after class
25) May 18 Sat	Dave flys home; KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
26) May 19 Sun	KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
27) May 20 Mon	KB&CU in Naples & Amalfi
28) May 21 Tue	Kathi Naples; Chris rides Naples to Florence (6h)
29) May 22 Wed	Kathi train Naples->Milan; Chris rides Florence to Milan (4h), return scooter
30) May 23 Thu	Fly MXP→JFK→IND
31) May 24 Fri	visit with Joci
32) May 25 Sat	graduation
33) May 26 Sun	fly IND→DFW→PDX

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