Sun, Sand and Dooza
Greece, the place is chocca's full of culture
14.09.2006
26 °C
Hello blog checkers,
this one is all about Greece, namely, the Greek Islands. The place is brilliant, and a good time was had by all. Now for some photos...
Having been to Belgium in the cold, it was time for some sun. We packed up our stuff, minus the €5 tents, and headed south. Along the way to the islands, we stopped over in Athens, picked up Dooza, and headed for the islands
From there we hit Mykonos, a party island according to LP. But the beaches were the main attraction there
Then Morto, Dooza and I headed to Naxos, where Melon, Anne and H. P. Runnalls where waiting after their demon hell ride from Turkey.
We soon rented quads, and were on our way..
Dooza loved it...
With the bikes, we quickly met some locals up the mountain.
After mechanical troubles, we returned back for food, cocktails and a party...
(the guy who took this photo told us it was a good one...)
In Ios, it is not uncommon to see donkeys on the beach.
At the end of our time in Ios, we fond a pretty cool bar, where we could hang out, and listen to former Australian Idol 7th place getter (and that IS an achievement), Millsy, at an open mic night.
Apologies to those wanting Millsy photos, we didn't take any of him, but we did find another "celebrity."
In Santorini, we went for the scooters, although Dooza couldn't handle the swings, and went for a quad instead. It was in Santorini that we found post card-esque scenery,
and a great sunset,
although Dooza was a bit partied out.
We also found a great little spot to jump off,
We figured the jump was about 5m high into some of the clearest and deepest water we'd ever seen. For the record, the jump was off the front corner of the island.
And possibly the highlight, a donkey ride up some stairs
Hannahs donkey was crazy, and even tried to go the wrong way. The owner soon stoped that, but I'm not sure any animal wellfair goups would approve of his methods.
After a few drinks in Santorini, we all headed our seperate ways, although "a few drinks" turned into a few more...
I think it was mandatory to wear helmets in this bakery, but I can't remember.
So that was Greece, a bucket load of fun.
A special mention goes out to Kinga and Will, their advice craps all over Lonely Planet. If you guys are considering a career change, travel writing is right up your alley.
Kerr
Posted by MOB 7:09 AM Archived in Backpacking | Greece
What no picture of the crazy chick from North London? She easily had the 3 best quotes of the trip.
3) "You are the most pathetic man I have ever met"
2) "Please don't think of me and my friends as anything more than the common slut" Paddy and myself response Don't worry we won't.
1) And Top quote: "MENTAL CHICKEN ORIENTAL!!!!!"
14.09.2006 by Dooza