For Athens, Greece, we departed on May 28
The five hour layover in Canada was not so great
Neither was the pesto pasta or trying to sleep sitting up
And Phillip walked off the plane leaving his Yeti cup
Cool man Dennis the Menace at the airport we did meet
Then getting 51 of us changed at the beach was a feat
We met our fellow travelers from Texas and Tennessee
But close friends with them, I don’t think we’ll ever be
Our second day we boarded the cruise ship The Gemini
Arriving in Mykonos at 5 o’clock was a big ol lie
The island was beautiful even at night
And the next day, Santorini was a beautiful sight
In Turkey, many people bought handmade silk rugs
I didn’t get one, but I did get eaten by bugs
If you’re gonna be exiled, the place to go is Patmos
If I were John, I would take in the view and never fuss
We can agree losing a day on the boat wasn’t a bad deal
Cause the amount of times we were late was unreal
But personally, I enjoyed lounging in the sun
And the Greek dance on the pool deck was lots of fun
Dorian/ Jessica also taught Emma Kate to dance
And asked a question every time she got the chance
The shows on the boat were not really clean
Ironically, the Dirty dancing number was not obscene
To say we killed karaoke is quite literally true
When the WiFi stopped working out of the blue
With her steamer, Melissa blew out the power by mistake
And waking up to no water was the icing on the cake
It was good to be back on dry land
Although for awhile after, Jennifer could not stand
Off the boat, the memories we made totaled a lot
As we spent many days in Greece that were hot
Jennifer got lots of senior pics and Tanya got many with her flag
And for our Acropolis guide Alex us he liked to nag
In a coffee shop, Hannah probably wanted to flee
But instead to the mad Grecian she just said, “SI.”
In Athens, for Kelly, the pickpocket was not a match
She chased her down, and Georgia’s 50 euros she did catch
Most of us got Gelato everywhere we went
And on food a lot of money Raiden spent
Most did get sick of eating orange/ wet cake
I’ll say that it was dry for Raiden’s sake
Luke’s shopping bag turned his face the color blue
Souvenirs — many of us got more than a few
We also made some pottery that was just so so
It was “Etsi ki etsi” in Greek lingo
I hope for Melissa and me olive oil is the key
And smoother skin we will soon see
No one evacuated for the fire alarm
Fortunately, there was no fire, so no harm
For diet Cokes, Jo Ellen and Jennifer were always on the look out
Sometimes, they could only find Coke Zero, which made Jennifer pout
The last day Poseidon’s temple is where we went
Then a wonderful time by the Agean sea was spent
With a traditional Greek dinner party is how we wrapped our time up
We saw and learned so much: now full is our cup
Unfortunately, after ten days, our trip has come to its end
And back to the states us Dennis has to send
Maybe to Greece we will all go back some day
And to the beautiful country, “Kalimera” we will say
Oopah! — Carmen McConnell
