Greek islands

Today we took a lovely boat tour to some Greek islands. The morning was cloudy and cold, so we were a little worried about how the day would turn out. The early morning clouds ended up being a blessing in disguise, for while everyone else was inside we students took the opportunity to secure the best seats on the boat. We also spent a good portion of our time making sure these seats weren't stolen. I am happy to report that violence was never required.

The first island we visited was the island of Poros. We were only there for about 40 mins, so I don't have a whole lot to say on the subject. It was very beautiful, and our wonderful seats secured us an excellent view as we sailed into port. We found some gelato, and I got a scoop of coconut and a scoop of blood orange. It was awesome.

The second island we visited was the island of Hydra. Once again, the views were amazing. One pretty exciting tourist attraction on this island is riding donkeys through the city. I think Zachary got to experience this activity. We girls were really excited by the shopping. I wanted to visit the small museum, but this idea was quickly vetoed by the rest of the group. Ellie and I ended up going back to the boat about 20 minutes early in order to secure our seats. We were very confused when the boat left port about 10 minutes early, before any of our friends made it on board. I was 99.9% positive that we had made it to the right boat, but some nagging suspicion kept telling me I had failed to understand some important crew instruction. Fortunately, the boat turned around and picked up everyone else. Apparently they had to leave port for a few minutes in order to let another boat pick up passengers. We may have been worried and confused for a few minutes, but we kept our seats!

The next island was the island of Aegina. This island had a beach, but most of us weren't in the mood for swimming. We were in the mood for food. Naturally we searched for gyros, but the ones we found were not quite as delightful as the ones on Rhodes. The smoothies we drank on the beach were quite good. Ellie, Linh, and I enjoyed sipping them as the boys swam out to a rock.

Having a day were we could relax on the boat and enjoy the islands was great. I wish I could properly describe the scenery. The islands were like Montana mountains arising out of Caribbean sea. Quite possibly one of the most beautiful things I've ever experienced. I think it's really remarkable how I can live my entire life without even imaging some of the beautiful places we've experienced on this trip. This makes me wonder what the rest of the world is like and what else I'm missing.