Dizzy Donkeys

After a short ferry ride we arrived in Santorini and said our goodbyes to Beth and Justin. We quickly found a transfer from the port to Anna's Youth Hostel on Perissa Beach and unloaded our bags in a 4-bed room. After eating some yummy greek omlettes we headed straight to the ocean and were delighted to find our first black sand beach. Rachel enjoyed a relaxing foot massage while Molly and Danielle sunbathed on the free beach chairs. That night we enjoyed a lovely dinner by the beach and coincidentally found that our waitress was from Medford! She was nice enough to give us free baklava for dessert, which we graciously devoured. The next day we hit the beach again in the morning and then rented ATV's to drive around the island! It was truly an incredible experience to be able to drive around Santorini and take in the picturesque countryside. It took us about an hour to drive to Oia where we enjoyed crepes, wine and yet another spectacular sunset. Oia was even more beautiful than we expected and we all took pictures left and right. The next morning we quickly packed our bags, bought ferry tickets to Ios, and drove out to Oia one last time to say goodbye to Santorini. Around 4 that afternoon we were off to Ios for a taste of greek party life. We were definitely not disappointed. We spent the next 5 days lounging in the sun in front of Far Out Camping, and spent the nights dancing our hearts out at local bars in Hora, Ios' main city. We arrived in Ios at the same time many others did to work for the summer season, and found ourselves wondering why we werent doing the same. Almost every night we ate at our favorite food joint, Porkys, which served up the most delicious gyro crepes. On one of our last days on the island we decided to splurge and go for a ride on the "flying fish," which looked like 3 banana boats connected at the top so that when it is pulled behind a boat it literally flies in the air. It was way too much fun and we were all screaming and laughing hysterically the entire time. All in all, Ios was one crazy experience and we were definitely sad to leave Greece behind.