Back row: Matt Wilkinson, Rachael King, Joe Munton, Jenny Murphy, Cory Taylor, Dan Muhic, Chuck Yoakum, Mami Kelly
Front row: William Taylor, Paul Wilkinson, Katy Dykstra, Theresa Martin, Angela Driller, & Ann Hribar
at the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens
1983 - Trip Highlights
- an incredible morning by Lake Zurich on a new synthetic track
- would you believe a house in the middle of a street?
- the Wilkinson battle at the United Nations
- a night meet in Veyvey by Lake Geneva; last sight of Angela on a track
- the Matterhorn from above and east of Zermatt
- snow, ice, the long hike down
- interesting youth hostel at Zug
- thunder and lightning at Interlocken youth hostel
- first Arete time in Italy
- Venice, the Lido by sun, then a fun dinner on way back to St. Marcos
- what of Michelangelo and his David in Florence?
- nasty teasing at the entrance to St. Peters
- what of Michelangelo and his Moses in Rome?
- Arete '83 voted a tie, 6 to 6, in admiration for David or Moses
- lock the Italians in the compartment for the night, Bob
- first time in Greece for Arete
- little guard chases us out of ancient stadium due to closing time
- secret climb down to the temple of Athena at Delphi at night
- Zeusian thunderbolts flash over Mt. Parnassas
- the first Arete group to see the ancient track at Olympia
- running in the 1896 Olympic stadium in Athens
- a little “lack of control” after dinner in Nauplion
- by sea to Mykanos
- “I told you to take dramamine, Cory”
- a great run on the island
- a fun dinner below the windmills
Angela in the starting grooves at Olympia, Greece. "Angie" had just completed her 9th grade year in high school and qualified for the 1983 state finals in the 300m hurdles
Matt, Dan and Paul on 1896 Olympic track in Athens, Greece. The '83 Arete West trip was the first one to reach Greece. Since then Arete has entered Greece thirteen times.
