AHHH IOS haha I don't even know what to say...
pretty much it is one of the biggest party islands in the world haha and that kind of describes it
The deal here is that during the day everyone heads down to the beach and recovers from the previous night. There is a place called farout camping down there and they let everyone use their pool and bar etc so everyone, and I mean everyone on the island goes there during the day! So yesterday we decided to head down after we got in and go for a swim! the water here is sooo warm and it was so relaxing! after swimming for a bit we headed over to the bar and got some fancy girl cocktails and we started talking to this guy. As it turns out he is from littleton colorado and he went to school in arapaho!! haha ahh its a small world. Anyways him and his friend are soooo extremely ATTRACTIVE omg they could seriously be on those bag covers for abercrombie. haha and they are 26 and really nice and they kind of have adopted us as their friends. SUCCESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS They are seriously like the poster boys for hot but whatever no bigs. So we hung out with them for a little and it turns out that they are staying at our hostel. So last night we met up with them at the bar and they bought us some beers and we began the night with welcome shots! From then on its kind of a haze we went to tons of different bars and partied until dawn ahhhh amazing!!! then we went to bed and woke up at around 2 haha the life.
Today we ran into our new hottie friends and we went down to the beach with them and they bought us beach chairs and we basically just hung around until six. Can I just say that me and chelsea feel like our game levels have skyrocketed???? For reals us and model boys
I almost forgot to mention that last night we went and ate at this asian place called Ali Babas and they served the most delicous pad thai it was seriously soooo gooood!!!!and after we got free jello shots!!
I would like to mention that me and chelsea have been super careful and watching out for eachother. And our model boys have been watching our backs too! haha sooo yup thats probably whats going to be going down the next two nights and then we are off to mykonos and even bigger party island that is like world renowned for its DJs....ahhhhhh yes!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
SANTORINI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahhh IT IS sooo absolutely amazing here!
Chelsea and I left Crete two nights ago and boarded a 6 pm ferry to the most beautiful place in the world. As it turns out three people that we had worked with at the sunshine house were also on the ferry haha so it was like one big Sunshine House reunion! When we arrived in Santorini it was really dark and we weren't really sure how to get to our hostel (which by the way is only 7 euros a night). Luckily there was a shuttle waiting to take us back to the hostel almost immediately after we got off the ferry. As usual everything was carefree. The night we arrived we ended up going down to the near by blacksand beach and hungout with a couple of people from the hostel and just relaxed and played music.
The next day was a HUGE day. In the morning we decided to rent atvs and explore the island with two other people from the hostel. It was sooo much fun!!! ATVS are honestly so much fun!!!! The only uncool part was that we had to wear these dorky helmets. Chelseas helmet was honestly a close resemblence to that of the rider in the movie seabiscut and it constantly was slipping off of her head. As it turns out I am an awful ATV driver and when given control I go about twenty miles per hour haha and almost manage to run us into a car. Fortunately Chelsea is actually very talented at manuevering these little things and was happy to drive me around. ahh I almost forgot about halfway through the day we were driving along the coastline and I had the bright idea of turning chelseas sarong into a cape!!! ahh so just imagine chelsea driving this badass atv with a seabiscut helmet and me sitting behind her with a cape flying in the wind! haha We decided that when our adventure becomes the movie this will be the opening scene.
The first place that we went to was a light house at one end of the island. It was soo beautiful and there were stunning views of the caldera everywhere we looked. Chelsea and I even managed to get in some action shots of us balanced precariously on the cliffs edge (no need to worry we were perfectly safe...). After monkeying around and taking in sights that I couldn't even really see because they looked completely unreal we drove down to the red sand beach. The red sand beach was exactly that, it was a beach with red sand haha. It was really cool and actually was a result of the huge volcano that resulted in the formation of the caldera. We waddled around for a while and after a refreshing dip we headed down to Fira.
Fira is a very cute little bouncy town right in the middle of the island. We kind of just went where our friends led us because one of them had been there the day before so we basically just did some shopping and ate a Gyro (AHH i'm so sick of those) and kind of just poked around. My favorite part of the day was when we went into Oia. Oia is one of the most stunning places I have ever in my entire life had the priveledge to go to. IT looks like a magical cliffside town full of white and blue and pink and yellow stucco houses stacked on top of eachother in the most precarious fashion. It is the weirdest little town but also one of the most beautiful little towns in the ENTIRE WORLD. In Fira me and chelsea kind of felt like we were being held back by the other two people that we were with so when we arrived in Oia we decided to split up. Oia is simply magical, it measured up to all my expectations and more. We walked around and stumbled down the cobble stoned steps that winded through the cliffside neighborhood. IT was so hard for my eyes to grasp just what they were seeing because what I was perceiving in my mind seemed absolutely unbelievable. This has always been my dream to explore these streets and see the town of Oia and to actually be standing there was an amazing feeling and made me feel so unbelievebly happy and lucky. I'm pretty sure the entire time I just kept saying "OH MY GOODNESS!" over and over again.
A it turns out we ran into five people from the Sunshine House who were now staying in Oia. Three of them happen to be street performers and we watched them sing for money while we were there. Its so weird to run into people that we know from other islands when we have only been in Greece for about 5 weeks it made me realize just how small of a world it is.
While we were in Oia we felt love sick for all of the couples that we were watching. ahh it was kind of depressing... but it was nice to see people being so romantic. Oia is definitely one of the most romantic places everrrr.
Anyways we wandered through for a couple of hours and decided to peruse one of the many fancy jewelry shops. We started talking to the owner and explained that we were poor backpackers and just wanted to look at the jewelery haha. He ended up being really nice and ended up letting us try on 48,000 dollar rings! Ahh it was actually quite ironic because we are like dirt poor backpackers and we wearing the most expensive jewerly in the store.
We felt luxurious in Oia and while waiting for the sun to set we decided to share a chocolate souffle that cost more then one night in our hostel. Ah well it was delicious and in this quaint little shop that overlooked the caldera. Can I just say that the caldera is absolutley magnificent????? It is the most mind boggling sight ever and its absolutely impossible to get sick of seeing it. I think the caldera is probably one of the things I love most about Santorini. After our souffle we headed down to the main look out area and watched the infamous Santorini Sunset. Once again it was too beautiful words. Just imagine a sprawling caldera,white stucco houses hanging onto the cliffs edge, and the beautiful colors of the sun setting all in one view. It was amazing.
I should also mention that at this point my camera decided to stop working and after years of anticipation of being in this place I couldn't snap a single picture of the beautiful view. haha I guess thats life. We then headed back on our ATV and ended up going out to some bar places with people from the hostel. It was definitely a jampacked absolutely wonderfully amazing day.
Today was an entirely new adventure! ahh OMG today was possibly even more amazing then the day before! Today Chelsea and I decided to rent the ATVs on go explore the island on our own. We headed into Fira and bought some fruit and cheese (this served as both breakfast and lunch) and then proceeded to wander through Fira again. WE actually found this whole other side that we hadn't seen before and it too was amazing. It was the side of Fira that dangled over the edge and was very similar to the unsettling amazing view in Oia. Anyways it was in Fira that we decided we MUST RIDE DONKEYS!!!! haha this whole Donkey adventure was quite the chaotic event. First we had to walk down like seven million steps to get to the bottom of the port.when we got down there we were abrupty shoved towards some donkeys, paid five euros, and began what I was imagining to be a peaceful journey up to the town. I was COMPLETELY WRONG. Just imagine like twenty people, on these chaotic donkeys that were all racing eachother up the cliffside. These donkeys were all running into eachother and stepping on eachother and it was seriously like the funniest thing I have ever done. Everyone on the donkeys was laughing soo hard, and I wish that this whole situation could have been tapped because it was so hilarous. I of course was given the smallest donkey of the bunch, this resulted in me taking quite a beating from all the other burly donkeys. We didn't even have like a guide person, we were basically just on our own. Luckily we all made it up alive and in one peice.
After that adventure we poked around fira some more and then headed back to Oia. My camera started working again today which meant i could take thousands of pictures of what I was seeing. We walked around, observed more romantic couples and just kind of explored for a couple of hours. At one point Chelsea and I sat at this nice little spot in the middle of all the comotion and just took in where we were and why we were there. We then decided to treat ourselves to a FANCY meal that overlooked the caldera while the sunset. It was kind of foggy but still absolutely beautiful and my food was delicious! AFter feeling slightly guilty about the splurge we decided to head back and get some crepes in Perissa (the place that we are staying)
Tomorrow we leave for IOS!!! ahh one of the most infamous party islands in the world!!! yayayyyyyyyy
I am having a WONDERFUL TIME HERE!! and I am sooo happy!!! I come home in about a week and it feels so weird to think that this trip is almost ever. Its been so perfect and so amazing and I couldn't of asked for anything more
HOPE all is well
LOVE YOU
Jessica
ahhh IT IS sooo absolutely amazing here!
Chelsea and I left Crete two nights ago and boarded a 6 pm ferry to the most beautiful place in the world. As it turns out three people that we had worked with at the sunshine house were also on the ferry haha so it was like one big Sunshine House reunion! When we arrived in Santorini it was really dark and we weren't really sure how to get to our hostel (which by the way is only 7 euros a night). Luckily there was a shuttle waiting to take us back to the hostel almost immediately after we got off the ferry. As usual everything was carefree. The night we arrived we ended up going down to the near by blacksand beach and hungout with a couple of people from the hostel and just relaxed and played music.
The next day was a HUGE day. In the morning we decided to rent atvs and explore the island with two other people from the hostel. It was sooo much fun!!! ATVS are honestly so much fun!!!! The only uncool part was that we had to wear these dorky helmets. Chelseas helmet was honestly a close resemblence to that of the rider in the movie seabiscut and it constantly was slipping off of her head. As it turns out I am an awful ATV driver and when given control I go about twenty miles per hour haha and almost manage to run us into a car. Fortunately Chelsea is actually very talented at manuevering these little things and was happy to drive me around. ahh I almost forgot about halfway through the day we were driving along the coastline and I had the bright idea of turning chelseas sarong into a cape!!! ahh so just imagine chelsea driving this badass atv with a seabiscut helmet and me sitting behind her with a cape flying in the wind! haha We decided that when our adventure becomes the movie this will be the opening scene.
The first place that we went to was a light house at one end of the island. It was soo beautiful and there were stunning views of the caldera everywhere we looked. Chelsea and I even managed to get in some action shots of us balanced precariously on the cliffs edge (no need to worry we were perfectly safe...). After monkeying around and taking in sights that I couldn't even really see because they looked completely unreal we drove down to the red sand beach. The red sand beach was exactly that, it was a beach with red sand haha. It was really cool and actually was a result of the huge volcano that resulted in the formation of the caldera. We waddled around for a while and after a refreshing dip we headed down to Fira.
Fira is a very cute little bouncy town right in the middle of the island. We kind of just went where our friends led us because one of them had been there the day before so we basically just did some shopping and ate a Gyro (AHH i'm so sick of those) and kind of just poked around. My favorite part of the day was when we went into Oia. Oia is one of the most stunning places I have ever in my entire life had the priveledge to go to. IT looks like a magical cliffside town full of white and blue and pink and yellow stucco houses stacked on top of eachother in the most precarious fashion. It is the weirdest little town but also one of the most beautiful little towns in the ENTIRE WORLD. In Fira me and chelsea kind of felt like we were being held back by the other two people that we were with so when we arrived in Oia we decided to split up. Oia is simply magical, it measured up to all my expectations and more. We walked around and stumbled down the cobble stoned steps that winded through the cliffside neighborhood. IT was so hard for my eyes to grasp just what they were seeing because what I was perceiving in my mind seemed absolutely unbelievable. This has always been my dream to explore these streets and see the town of Oia and to actually be standing there was an amazing feeling and made me feel so unbelievebly happy and lucky. I'm pretty sure the entire time I just kept saying "OH MY GOODNESS!" over and over again.
A it turns out we ran into five people from the Sunshine House who were now staying in Oia. Three of them happen to be street performers and we watched them sing for money while we were there. Its so weird to run into people that we know from other islands when we have only been in Greece for about 5 weeks it made me realize just how small of a world it is.
While we were in Oia we felt love sick for all of the couples that we were watching. ahh it was kind of depressing... but it was nice to see people being so romantic. Oia is definitely one of the most romantic places everrrr.
Anyways we wandered through for a couple of hours and decided to peruse one of the many fancy jewelry shops. We started talking to the owner and explained that we were poor backpackers and just wanted to look at the jewelery haha. He ended up being really nice and ended up letting us try on 48,000 dollar rings! Ahh it was actually quite ironic because we are like dirt poor backpackers and we wearing the most expensive jewerly in the store.
We felt luxurious in Oia and while waiting for the sun to set we decided to share a chocolate souffle that cost more then one night in our hostel. Ah well it was delicious and in this quaint little shop that overlooked the caldera. Can I just say that the caldera is absolutley magnificent????? It is the most mind boggling sight ever and its absolutely impossible to get sick of seeing it. I think the caldera is probably one of the things I love most about Santorini. After our souffle we headed down to the main look out area and watched the infamous Santorini Sunset. Once again it was too beautiful words. Just imagine a sprawling caldera,white stucco houses hanging onto the cliffs edge, and the beautiful colors of the sun setting all in one view. It was amazing.
I should also mention that at this point my camera decided to stop working and after years of anticipation of being in this place I couldn't snap a single picture of the beautiful view. haha I guess thats life. We then headed back on our ATV and ended up going out to some bar places with people from the hostel. It was definitely a jampacked absolutely wonderfully amazing day.
Today was an entirely new adventure! ahh OMG today was possibly even more amazing then the day before! Today Chelsea and I decided to rent the ATVs on go explore the island on our own. We headed into Fira and bought some fruit and cheese (this served as both breakfast and lunch) and then proceeded to wander through Fira again. WE actually found this whole other side that we hadn't seen before and it too was amazing. It was the side of Fira that dangled over the edge and was very similar to the unsettling amazing view in Oia. Anyways it was in Fira that we decided we MUST RIDE DONKEYS!!!! haha this whole Donkey adventure was quite the chaotic event. First we had to walk down like seven million steps to get to the bottom of the port.when we got down there we were abrupty shoved towards some donkeys, paid five euros, and began what I was imagining to be a peaceful journey up to the town. I was COMPLETELY WRONG. Just imagine like twenty people, on these chaotic donkeys that were all racing eachother up the cliffside. These donkeys were all running into eachother and stepping on eachother and it was seriously like the funniest thing I have ever done. Everyone on the donkeys was laughing soo hard, and I wish that this whole situation could have been tapped because it was so hilarous. I of course was given the smallest donkey of the bunch, this resulted in me taking quite a beating from all the other burly donkeys. We didn't even have like a guide person, we were basically just on our own. Luckily we all made it up alive and in one peice.
After that adventure we poked around fira some more and then headed back to Oia. My camera started working again today which meant i could take thousands of pictures of what I was seeing. We walked around, observed more romantic couples and just kind of explored for a couple of hours. At one point Chelsea and I sat at this nice little spot in the middle of all the comotion and just took in where we were and why we were there. We then decided to treat ourselves to a FANCY meal that overlooked the caldera while the sunset. It was kind of foggy but still absolutely beautiful and my food was delicious! AFter feeling slightly guilty about the splurge we decided to head back and get some crepes in Perissa (the place that we are staying)
Tomorrow we leave for IOS!!! ahh one of the most infamous party islands in the world!!! yayayyyyyyyy
I am having a WONDERFUL TIME HERE!! and I am sooo happy!!! I come home in about a week and it feels so weird to think that this trip is almost ever. Its been so perfect and so amazing and I couldn't of asked for anything more
HOPE all is well
LOVE YOU
Jessica
Friday, June 19, 2009
I feel like everytime I write in this blog I am always saying that I am in some new even more beautiful place then the last. Haha well its always true. I never suspect that an even more gorgeous place is around the bend....but as usual it always is and I should stop being so suprised.
Today we went to Preveli THE MOST AMAZING STUPENDOUS BEAUTIFUL STUNNING GORGEOUS beach I have ever BEEN to. We got up a little early today and took the bus into Preveli where we were faced with an arduous hike down this cliffside until finally we reached a stunningly blue and clear beach. Suprisingly there weren't that many tourists there which made for a wonderfully uncrowded day. Preveli in part is spectacular because it is where a freshwater river runs into the ocean. The water was so clear and so warm and so salty that you can actually float without moving a muscle. Me and chelsea swam around for a long time, and then I got a little tired and went back to shore. I then read a little of my book and decided to sun tan a little (ahh did i mention I have a heat rash on my back???, I think its getting better though so no worries). anyways as I'm laying on the beach I look up and see someone who looks oddly familiar. Sure enough it is our hippie friend TIM who we met at the sunshine house. He is this german guy who is bike riding all the way to India, and he literally has dreads down to his knees. Anyways once the realization sets in I quickly get up and make a dramatic run towards him, frantically shouting his name. He saw me, and I think he was a little shocked anyways we hugged and it was so good to see him again! As it turns out he is living just a little ways up the mountain with some of his friends where apparently all they do is hang around and play music till their hearts content. Well anyways he is actually going to santorini tomorrow too, so we are going to go on the same ferry as him! haha ahh my life.
The day in Preveli was amazing and now I am back at the hostel where as usual everyone is out on the patio enjoying eachothers company. It is a wonderful place here and I will be so sad to leave tomorrow.
Next time i write Hopefully I will be In Santorini!!!!
Today we went to Preveli THE MOST AMAZING STUPENDOUS BEAUTIFUL STUNNING GORGEOUS beach I have ever BEEN to. We got up a little early today and took the bus into Preveli where we were faced with an arduous hike down this cliffside until finally we reached a stunningly blue and clear beach. Suprisingly there weren't that many tourists there which made for a wonderfully uncrowded day. Preveli in part is spectacular because it is where a freshwater river runs into the ocean. The water was so clear and so warm and so salty that you can actually float without moving a muscle. Me and chelsea swam around for a long time, and then I got a little tired and went back to shore. I then read a little of my book and decided to sun tan a little (ahh did i mention I have a heat rash on my back???, I think its getting better though so no worries). anyways as I'm laying on the beach I look up and see someone who looks oddly familiar. Sure enough it is our hippie friend TIM who we met at the sunshine house. He is this german guy who is bike riding all the way to India, and he literally has dreads down to his knees. Anyways once the realization sets in I quickly get up and make a dramatic run towards him, frantically shouting his name. He saw me, and I think he was a little shocked anyways we hugged and it was so good to see him again! As it turns out he is living just a little ways up the mountain with some of his friends where apparently all they do is hang around and play music till their hearts content. Well anyways he is actually going to santorini tomorrow too, so we are going to go on the same ferry as him! haha ahh my life.
The day in Preveli was amazing and now I am back at the hostel where as usual everyone is out on the patio enjoying eachothers company. It is a wonderful place here and I will be so sad to leave tomorrow.
Next time i write Hopefully I will be In Santorini!!!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Last night was SOOOOO much fun!!! ahhh okay so basically everyone from the hostel went out to dinner together and then hung out together for the entire night
After dinner we all went to a next door bar where two guys from the hostel played and they were absolutely amazing!!! They played for like an hour and then after that other people from the hostel got up and played too. INCLUDING CHELSEA ahhh it was so much fun I even sang with her a little. Gahh she did really good and sang a couple of songs to a bar full of drunkies it was sooo much fun. Haha she decided her pinnacle of life has been completed I think she can die happy. Anyways she sang and a couple of other guys from the hostel also got up and sang. One was from Louisianna and he played amazing guitar, and the two guys from denmark had incredible voices. So we stayed there for a little bit and then around 1ish we headed down to a little club like a minute away. That was sooo funnn ahh. Everyone was dancing and they played really good music, they even played two shakira songs!!! haha I danced my heart out till 430ish in the morning and then we walked back. We all stayed outside and talked for a little and before I knew it the sun was rising. I took that as a sign that i should probably get some shut-eye , so after a long night of singing, drinking, dancing, and having fun I called it a night and went to bed!
Today we are probably going to go to a beach called Prevoli. We heard it is one of the most scenic beaches on the island so we are excited to check it out!
After dinner we all went to a next door bar where two guys from the hostel played and they were absolutely amazing!!! They played for like an hour and then after that other people from the hostel got up and played too. INCLUDING CHELSEA ahhh it was so much fun I even sang with her a little. Gahh she did really good and sang a couple of songs to a bar full of drunkies it was sooo much fun. Haha she decided her pinnacle of life has been completed I think she can die happy. Anyways she sang and a couple of other guys from the hostel also got up and sang. One was from Louisianna and he played amazing guitar, and the two guys from denmark had incredible voices. So we stayed there for a little bit and then around 1ish we headed down to a little club like a minute away. That was sooo funnn ahh. Everyone was dancing and they played really good music, they even played two shakira songs!!! haha I danced my heart out till 430ish in the morning and then we walked back. We all stayed outside and talked for a little and before I knew it the sun was rising. I took that as a sign that i should probably get some shut-eye , so after a long night of singing, drinking, dancing, and having fun I called it a night and went to bed!
Today we are probably going to go to a beach called Prevoli. We heard it is one of the most scenic beaches on the island so we are excited to check it out!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
AHH we are in the wonderful town of Plakias!!!! Plakias is seriously one of the most picturesque little beach towns I have ever had the privilege of visiting. Its a tiny little town full of lively little restaurants and brilliantly pristine beaches. Upon arrival me and Chelsea just felt a wave of happiness. We left our things at the hostel without a care in the world and went down to the beach ASAP the water is way colder then on the other side of the island but it is definitely worth it because the town is less touristy.
Last night we went to a Taverna with a bunch of guys from the hostel and once again me and chelsea were the only girls. It was a fun night and we ended up splitting three delicous plates. WE then came back here and relaxed outside with some wine until four in the morning.
Today one of our hostel friends took us down to a secluded little beach called one rock beach. Once again the views were incredible and I felt like i was in paradise. It has definitely been an amazing move to these new beaches. I even managed to get in a cliff jump while we were down at the beach, it was only slightly terrifying.
Alright well my time is almost up.....GREECE IS AMAZINGGGGG
Ciao
Jessica
Last night we went to a Taverna with a bunch of guys from the hostel and once again me and chelsea were the only girls. It was a fun night and we ended up splitting three delicous plates. WE then came back here and relaxed outside with some wine until four in the morning.
Today one of our hostel friends took us down to a secluded little beach called one rock beach. Once again the views were incredible and I felt like i was in paradise. It has definitely been an amazing move to these new beaches. I even managed to get in a cliff jump while we were down at the beach, it was only slightly terrifying.
Alright well my time is almost up.....GREECE IS AMAZINGGGGG
Ciao
Jessica
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
So pretty much my time here and Greece has flown by. It seems like I was just landing in Athens wide eyed and excited to be in another country. I have now been here for approximately 1 month and it has been insaneeeee. 4 weeks have just flown by and it feels so weird to know that I have been traveling for so long. So many things have happened...even some that are secret and they have all been so worthwhile. It's exciting to know that all of our planning, and hours spent slaving away at jobs have paid off in such a remarkable way.
The past couple days in Rethymno have been kind of a blur. After hiking the Samaria Gorge we decided that night we would go to bed and sleep until we couldn't sleep anymore. The past couple of weeks have taken a real toll on our bodies: averaging in around three hours of sleep and eating cookies and gyros as a meal resulted in our bodies telling us it was time to rest and time to eat....so as a result we slept in until 1:30 in the afternoon haha. After that we went down to the beach with two guys from the hostel only to discover that the waves were huge and scary!!! I am not the best swimmer and was a little scared to enter the ocean, but the water looked soo refreshing that I couldn't resist. Chelsea, a guy from our hostel and I braved the waters and swam far out so as to avoid where the waves were breaking. Apparently on shore, 2 or 3 lifeguards were beckoning us in because it was too dangerous for us to be out there. It was only after about ten minutes that we realized this little predicament and began to swim back in. Luckily we made it back alive...but just barely haha. I found this whole situation quite terrifying and exausting but the reward was heaven....lying on the beach and taking a nap.
Then those two guys left and me and Chelsea a heart o heart for like two hours it was a very nice end to the day. After that we decided we would let ourselves indulge a little and feast. Chelsea and I have gone so many days hungry that we have forgotten what its like to be full haha. So we decided to go to this cute little restaurant situation in the heart of an alley way and feast to our hearts content. We each had two sprites (I now consistently crave these every day) and then we ordered an appetizer of shrimp in some type of tomato yummy sauce, then we shared Mosaka and a margherita pizza....yummy. After this the owners decided it would be a lovely idea to place shots on our table. At this point I was full, and didn't want to end the meal choking down yet another shot of Reike so instead I politely poured it in my Sprite cup when no one was looking (be proud parents). After this lovely meal I got some gelato!!! ahhh my favorite!WE then went back to the hostel relaxed a bit and went to bed.
Today we checked out of our hostel and are heading down to another one opposite from where we are in a town called Plakias. Its a town near other things that we've been wanting to do so we decided it was best to make the move. There is another cheap youth hostel (about nine euros a night) down there and we are hoping they have some room. I'm sure all will work out as it always does in the end.
Now that our temporary burn out has ceased we are ready to party it up in a couple of days during our island hopping adventure!!!!
Once again I hope all is going well back in the States. I miss you!!!!!
Jessica
P.S. we called our friend Alex from the island of evia yesterday...and it was so good to talk to him.. haha our other friend George has also kept in contact and has even left worried messages on my facebook checking up on us to make sure we are okay.
The past couple days in Rethymno have been kind of a blur. After hiking the Samaria Gorge we decided that night we would go to bed and sleep until we couldn't sleep anymore. The past couple of weeks have taken a real toll on our bodies: averaging in around three hours of sleep and eating cookies and gyros as a meal resulted in our bodies telling us it was time to rest and time to eat....so as a result we slept in until 1:30 in the afternoon haha. After that we went down to the beach with two guys from the hostel only to discover that the waves were huge and scary!!! I am not the best swimmer and was a little scared to enter the ocean, but the water looked soo refreshing that I couldn't resist. Chelsea, a guy from our hostel and I braved the waters and swam far out so as to avoid where the waves were breaking. Apparently on shore, 2 or 3 lifeguards were beckoning us in because it was too dangerous for us to be out there. It was only after about ten minutes that we realized this little predicament and began to swim back in. Luckily we made it back alive...but just barely haha. I found this whole situation quite terrifying and exausting but the reward was heaven....lying on the beach and taking a nap.
Then those two guys left and me and Chelsea a heart o heart for like two hours it was a very nice end to the day. After that we decided we would let ourselves indulge a little and feast. Chelsea and I have gone so many days hungry that we have forgotten what its like to be full haha. So we decided to go to this cute little restaurant situation in the heart of an alley way and feast to our hearts content. We each had two sprites (I now consistently crave these every day) and then we ordered an appetizer of shrimp in some type of tomato yummy sauce, then we shared Mosaka and a margherita pizza....yummy. After this the owners decided it would be a lovely idea to place shots on our table. At this point I was full, and didn't want to end the meal choking down yet another shot of Reike so instead I politely poured it in my Sprite cup when no one was looking (be proud parents). After this lovely meal I got some gelato!!! ahhh my favorite!WE then went back to the hostel relaxed a bit and went to bed.
Today we checked out of our hostel and are heading down to another one opposite from where we are in a town called Plakias. Its a town near other things that we've been wanting to do so we decided it was best to make the move. There is another cheap youth hostel (about nine euros a night) down there and we are hoping they have some room. I'm sure all will work out as it always does in the end.
Now that our temporary burn out has ceased we are ready to party it up in a couple of days during our island hopping adventure!!!!
Once again I hope all is going well back in the States. I miss you!!!!!
Jessica
P.S. we called our friend Alex from the island of evia yesterday...and it was so good to talk to him.. haha our other friend George has also kept in contact and has even left worried messages on my facebook checking up on us to make sure we are okay.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Soooo pretty much the Samaria Gorge was insanely gorgeous (haha that sounds funny). Anyways there is honestly no way to describe how beautiful of a hike it was. It was 18 kilometers and took about sixish hours to hike and it was definitely worth it! We befriended this girl named Amy (she is a 23 year old from Texas and she is from our hostel) anyways she joined us for the EPIC hike haha. She ended up being a wonderful hiking partner and we all had pretty good conversation for the hike. The hike itself wasn't too difficult just a lot of rocks, down hill slope, and super LONG. its actually the biggest gorge in all of europe! It was soo beautiful, with sheer cliffsides, a meandering river running along the bottom, and just a beautiful landscape in general. If anyone ever goes to Crete you must hike the Gorge!!! I took plenty of pictures so upon my arrival I will show them all so everyone knows just how beautiful it was. That pretty much took up the entire day.
The day consisted of waking up at 6 getting catching the bus to Chania at 7, catching yet another bus to the gorge, walking the beautiful gorge for several hours, enjoying a lovely icecream cone, taking a ferry to some small beautiful little beach town, catching two more buses and finally arriving back at the hostel around 8:30 haha. IT was magnificent (gahh i need more adjectives)
Ahh I almost forgot to mention the busride to the Gorge was terrifying! It was basically this huge bus, and as we were winding up the steep mountain side it would take these really sharp turns and it looked like our bus was going to tumble over the cliff side. Every turn me and Chelsea were consistently letting out squeals of fear, luckily we managed to make it up in one peice! haha well thats all for now.
I feel like i have so much more to say about the Gorge because it was such an amazing experience but there really isn't a way to word what it was like.
Did I mention that on this entire trip me and chelsea have been the babies? haha this results in recieving wisdom from practically every individual we meet. I guess that means we are going to be pretty wise upon our arrival in the States. haha
HUGS and KISSES
Jessie
The day consisted of waking up at 6 getting catching the bus to Chania at 7, catching yet another bus to the gorge, walking the beautiful gorge for several hours, enjoying a lovely icecream cone, taking a ferry to some small beautiful little beach town, catching two more buses and finally arriving back at the hostel around 8:30 haha. IT was magnificent (gahh i need more adjectives)
Ahh I almost forgot to mention the busride to the Gorge was terrifying! It was basically this huge bus, and as we were winding up the steep mountain side it would take these really sharp turns and it looked like our bus was going to tumble over the cliff side. Every turn me and Chelsea were consistently letting out squeals of fear, luckily we managed to make it up in one peice! haha well thats all for now.
I feel like i have so much more to say about the Gorge because it was such an amazing experience but there really isn't a way to word what it was like.
Did I mention that on this entire trip me and chelsea have been the babies? haha this results in recieving wisdom from practically every individual we meet. I guess that means we are going to be pretty wise upon our arrival in the States. haha
HUGS and KISSES
Jessie
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