June 25, 2010 - Our cab driver arrived at 6:10 a.m., pretty early for a gang that hasn't gotten up before 10:00 a.m. since we've been in Athens! We made our way to Piraeus, the port in Athens, to meet our ship that would take us on our next adventure. We left port at 7:25 a.m. heading for Paros. Our ferry ride was pretty uneventful. Crowds were very large and there seemed to be a large number of young Greeks heading to the islands to party for the weekend. We shared our seating area with some crazy young girls ready to party! After a 4 1/2 hour ferry ride, we arrived at the port of Paros, Paroikia. The port is very crowded and we had some difficulty moving, but we managed to get through there together. We decided to stop, get a bite to eat (of course), let the crowd die down, find a cab and make our way to our hotel. Our cab driver spoke English very well, knew exactly where our hotel was and told us that he loved the NBA, he was a Celtics fan! He told us it would be busy in Paros from now until late October. He also said he has three daughters and he works 16 hours every day to make a living and to support his family. He's only been swimming 4 times in 10 years. He took us to our hotel, Contaratos Beach/Bay Hotel and we all fell in love with this place! It was the most beautiful hotel, in the most beautiful area with a most beautiful courtyard and saltwater pool! Finally, we were at the point in the vacation that Nicholas was waiting for! We quickly got checked in and made our way to the beach. Tommy and Nicholas immediately jumped into the beautiful Agean Sea. After relaxing by the beach and then the pool, we showered and set out to explore this fishing town of Naousa. It's a very quaint village and we quickly found a little restaurant for dinner. The food was ok - we decided to take the advice of the concierge at our hotel, who suggested this restaurant. When we got there she was hanging out with the owner - not so sure she truly gave us a good suggestion, but just got her friend some business. We still haven't eaten a meal indoors yet!
We walked around the village for a while and stopped for ice cream. The boys each had 2 balls of ice cream (funny Greek to English translation). We headed home, sat on the patio for a while, watched some World Cup soccer (it's the only thing we've watched!) and headed to bed. Tomorrow will be a mellow beach, sun and pool day - I don't think it could get any better than this!
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