Reports on Katakolon have been mixed but we liked the place - great fish restaurant and wifi cafe on the quay, lovely harbour chap (think he was official) who gave us a cup of wine every time we went to see him, great fruit and veg from local house (we bought lemons, olives, apricots all from trees in the garden) - beautiful flowers too and we had a lovely run one morning down to the point and along the hill behind the town. But the real star was our visit to Olympia - this is a wonderful place. The site itself is great and the museum is one of the best I've been to with a marvellous bronze collection (incl 7th century BC armour with an engraving of Menelaos and Helen, as well as the helmet of Miltiades from the battle of Marathon 490bc), the pediments from the temple of Zeus (?better than the Elgin marbles), the carvings of Herakles 12 labours and the beautiful statue of Nike. The site of the Sanctuary and games are also inspiring. What a feeling to walk through the ancient town past the temples of Hera and Zeus, the monument completed by Alexander the Great and to stand in the games arena (capacity 45,000 spectators) where the games were officially first held nearly 3,000 years ago and unofficially even earlier than that. What a terrific start to our greek history tour.