The voice over the intercom wakes me, informing us we have arrived. We pick up our luggage and leave the ferry to find Billie. We have not booked any accommodation as many other travellers have informed us to play off the hotel owners waiting at the dock. So amongst looking for Billie, we are swarmed with offers. A lovely lady called Maria stands out to us. She offers us a four bed private room in the city centre for 25 euro a night each - plus it has aircon. Seems pretty reasonable, the pictures look decent and she offers to drive us there for free - done deal!
We find Billie and Maria escorts us to the van where a family of five are already waiting. We somehow manage to squish our 5 bags into the already packed boot and close the door. Then comes the hilarious activity of squishing 10 people into a 6 seater van. The family (two adults and three teenagers) squish into the back, and the four of us are left the two front seats. Three of us take up the two seats and Billie takes our knee. The door is slammed and we are compacted in.
We arrive at the motel and Maria leads us to our room, informing us on everything we need to know. We pay for the two nights and pack into our sardine can of a room. After a quick freshen up we head out in search of lunch. A promo boy of one of the local clubs leads us to a local restaurant. We enjoy a beautiful lunch in the cool breeze and then head back for a nap before the big party at Cava Paradiso.
We contact our new american friends and decide to meet them for pre drinks. We shower and get glammed up, then head out to meet the guys, stopping for kebabs and vodka red bulls. We join our new friends at their apartment and the vodkas are poured. By 1:30 the vodka is gone and its time to get on the bus to Cava. The boys have booked a private table and bottle service. After paying the 25 euro cover charge we enter one of the best clubs Iv ever seen. The haze from the smoke machine catches the multi coloured lights. The club is set on a hill on the beach front with an amazing view of the ocean. There is a large pool inside the club, which could be quite fun later on as Kendyl and Claire are destined to find out.
We locate the table and enjoy another round of vodka. The drinks are mixed extremely strong here. Soon Cascade is on and he is amazing! Everyone is in a great mood and the club is packed with party goers dancing the night away. We all stagger home some time after sunrise, which is a beautiful site to see.
We waste the next day sleeping off the previous nights shenanigans. At 3pm we finally rise due to hunger. Food is a great idea. We find a nice cafe on the waters edge and the occasional spray of sea water is refreshing and very welcome. When we finish lunch we decide to head to the beach to relax. We board the bus which takes us there. We very quickly learn that people don't go to the beach to relax here!
The beach is lined with sun lounges and cute thatched umbrellas. There is a strip of bars with loud pounding music and copious party goers dancing on tables, singing and having the time of their lives. We find the sun lounges furtherest away from the crazy bars - but of course the base still vibrates through them as if we were right next to it. We manage to have a small nap then head back to watch the sunset.
We find a gorgeous little restaurant on the water front and are seated at the best table, with uninterupted views of the ocean and perfect position to appreciate the sunset. The waiter brings us a plate of bread and we agree on a bottle of wine. The sun is slowly setting, throwing a parade of pinks and oranges across the sky as it reflects off the smooth, oil like ocean. The waves crash on the near by rocks and give us a gentle light spray. The waiter returns to light a candle on our table. This is the perfect way to enjoy such a beautiful sunset, and with the wonderful conversation we sit back and relax.
After another bottle of wine, we head back to our sardine can to get ready for the night ahead. By 11pm we return to our new fav souvalaki joint and enjoy dinner. The waiter also gives us a beautiful dessert of rich greek yoghurt and fruit. We finish dinner and head to scandinavian bar. However, by this time we are relatively sober and the clientelle there are less than desirable. We manage to handle an hour of seediness, horrid bar dancers and space invaders. We make a hasty get away - but the manager sees us and runs after us. He desperately wants us to stay and manages to convince us to come back by enticing us with free cocktails. We oblige and he takes my arm and leads us back. We order our drinks and attempt to dance for a while. Once again the space invaders swamp us, so we down our drinks and get out of there. We are all tired so we head home to sleep off the ordeal.
The next morning we pack our things and head out for breakfast. At 12:30 Marias boyfriend meets us and takes us to the ferry terminal. We thank him and then wait in the dusty shade for an hour for our ferry. We board as fast as we can and go in search of a suitable area to rest. We fall asleep on a couple of benches on the deck, but once the ferry starts up it gets a bit too chilly. we find a quiet-ish corner and I fall asleep face down on the table. When I awake my neck is stiff and my chest slightly bruised - but I am refreshed.
We pull into the terminal and catch a nearby cab to Demis house. Chris and her are waiting to greet us. After we put our bags in the rooms and a quick change of clothes they take us out for another lavish feast. Thank goodness for loose fitting dresses! Once again we are stuffed with amazing food. We thank her father for his generosity and say our goodbyes, then Demi takes us out to meet her friends and show us an amazing local Greek club.
The club is playing Greek music and the beat is so great to dance to. Its a good sized club and again it is located on the ocean front. There are huge ivy covered arch ways and flowers covering the floor. Apparently the tradition is that they all buy the flowers and throw them to pretty girls while they dance - how sweet. After a few hours of dancing we say our goodbyes and head home. It is good to be in bed and sleep is much needed before another day of transit as we make our way to Rome!!!
# party, eat, sleep, repeat - it is great to let loose and only achieve these things sometimes xx
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