you know that feeling you get after a long day in the sun? when your skin is all salty and your hair somehow dries perfectly and your whole body just aches with heat and redness. i love it. we had a perfect weekend on the small quiet island of kythnos. I think we arrived on a small quiet island at least, and left it a huge mess of greatness.
We had to leave so early friday morning that i can barely remember it. we got little sleep, but made up for it during the bus ride to the port (1 1/2 hours) and from the port to kythnos (3 hours). we immediately made our way to the beach, and thus the bar next to it. we sat and relaxed and swam and it was much needed because the hike to the beach was very long and through extreme terrain. melissa and i were walking at the tail of the group cursing whoevers bloody idea it was to walk through pricker bushes and rocks on the side of the hill instead of on the stupid road. we vowed that in order for the trip to be worth it the beach must be the best freaking beach wed ever seen. Poseidon himself better vacation on this beach. and ambrosia better drift in the waves. Then when those jokes got old she and I started trying to turn our knowledge of Greek Mythology into dirty pickup lines. It made the hike go by faster.
Coming back from the beach was a great adventure. Jayna Melis and I trekked up the extremely steep road to get to the main road to get back to the town and lets just say it was not fun (especially after a few drinks in me). But when we got to the top, inspired by my accomplishment i started singing we are the champions. it was pretty damn epic. After walking a little we were greeting by a car honking filled with our friends who we had left at the beach. they were being driven back to down by the bartenders wife, about 9 of them that is jampacked into the tiniest car ever. laughing our butts off we didnt quite realize what she was doing as she stopped the car and opened the trunk. but in a split second i understood and just shoved myself into the trunk, legs hanging out. jayna melissa and i sat holding on to dear life as our feet and shoes hung out of the back of the car with the trunk wide open. greeks, they are so hospitable.
we spent the rest of the weekend, resting, drinking (there really wasnt much to do on the island), hiking up a mountain and to the beach, laughing hysterically, trying to speak greek and most of the time doing it fairly well!, swimming, and of course, as greeks, eating and drinking coffee. I wish i could explain how important sitting for hours at a time eating and drinking coffee is. its basically the most important thing to do everyday and all throughout life.
we made it back safely today. and are all very exhausted. ive been trying to upload pictures for hours. i hate facebook. please email me! i love you
me: yeah i think id be good at being in the CIA
melis: yeah i think it might have to do with the fact that you did theatre as a child
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