{"id":581,"date":"2012-07-31T15:36:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2012-11-17T10:37:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T10:37:11","slug":"confused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Confused"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello all! I have to say, I’m a bit confused. \u00a0It’s been a while since I’ve posted and I’m not sure I’m going to be completely accurate on the daily accounts of our days since. \u00a0<\/p>\n

I left off with our excursion to Kimolos, which was fun. \u00a0The next day we decided to start off as we somehow always do, with a long, hot walk up a hill. \u00a0We decided to visit a beach that we had seen on one of our bus rides called Papafragos. \u00a0It was all turquoise water, white sand, and white rocky cliffs that bordered the beach and created natural bridges and little caves. \u00a0The bus schedule didn’t fit our needs, and that’s why we walked. \u00a0It was long, and hot, but doable. \u00a0We ended up picking little snacks of grapes and figs on the way from trees and vines that lined the road. \u00a0Yum! \u00a0When we finally made it to the beach the water was refreshing. \u00a0Seth sat on the beach and drank his beer while Sloane and I went for a swim. \u00a0We checked out a cave, that didn’t end up being something we could enter, boo. \u00a0Then we noticed that there was a natural bridge that looked like it ended in a little private beach. \u00a0We decided to check it out. \u00a0The first bridge was cool. \u00a0But it was kinda creepy to be in the bridge’s shadow, because it made it hard to see underwater. \u00a0Then there was a longer bridge that led to the little beach. \u00a0That was super dark. \u00a0And, it turned out this was where there was a suction for any and all trash. \u00a0Uck, Sloane and I swam through that. \u00a0Oh well. \u00a0We made our way back to the other side where we sat on the beach at the water’s edge until we had our fill. \u00a0It was really pretty. \u00a0We, then, caught a ride back to the town. \u00a0There was no way we were walking.<\/p>\n

\"MIlos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

That afternoon we had lunch at another restaurant on the water. \u00a0That sounds luxurious, and it is, but they’re all on the water. \u00a0There’s a string of about 8 restaurants for that side of the island, and they are all on the ‘road’ that line the beach. \u00a0We decided to go traditional. \u00a0Sloane got a traditional baked eggplant dish, Seth ordered the lamb in lemon sauce, and I decided on musaka. \u00a0It was all really delicious, but I think I liked Seth’s the best.<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

We then made our way to our regular hang out. \u00a0I think I’ve failed to mention that at least twice a day on Milos we went to this one restaurant to hang out and play Farkle. \u00a0We have kind of gotten to know the servers and they know us. \u00a0As a matter of fact, they have begun to predict what we will order, and are usually quite accurate. \u00a0Anyhow, I asked how to pronounce the name of the restaurant, and then what it meant. \u00a0The meaning is baby goat. \u00a0I inquired, “baby sheep?” and the waiter laughed a bit and said, “no, baby goat, the owner just has a thing with sheep”. \u00a0I’m glad he found the humor as well. \u00a0But, like I said, we’ve gone there multiple times a day our entire stay on Milos. \u00a0They are friendly, their drinks and ice cream are good, and they automatically bring you water without charging you. \u00a0Winner! \u00a0Also, they enjoyed watching us play Farkle and ended up asking us about the game. \u00a0By the last night they were taking bets on who would win, and one even rolled for Sloane. \u00a0This turned out to be her downfall, because she was doing really well until he rolled for her. \u00a0The other server told us this was a bad idea because he was bad luck, because he was born on a Saturday (which is apparently bad luck in Greece). \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

Anyhow, that afternoon was the Farkle game of ouzo. \u00a0Seth bought a bottle of ouzo and set the rules. \u00a0If you Farkle you take a shot, and if you roll 1000 you, also, take a shot. \u00a0Of course I ended up farkle-ing first and rolling 1000’s like it was my job. \u00a0I ended up with 7 shots, more than the others. \u00a0Oh well.<\/p>\n

When we woke up the next day it was super windy. \u00a0We obviously were not going to the beach, and being anywhere near sand was quite painful. \u00a0We didn’t know what to do. \u00a0So, we went for a walk and checked out the waves. \u00a0Sloane won a bet where Seth dared her to sit by the edge of the rocks for 2 minutes. \u00a0She got a bit wet. \u00a0She won her ice cream. Then, we went and played Farkle. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

\"Milos<\/p>\n

The next morning we woke up and took a ferry to Folegandros, another small Cycladic island. \u00a0The ferry was short and uneventful. \u00a0We found an apartment to rent while at the dock. \u00a0Folegandros is daunting. \u00a0Its landscape is comprised of sweeping hills that end in sheer rock cliffs overlooking the sea. \u00a0The whitewashed, cubed, buildings a stark contrast to the browns and reds of the earth. \u00a0Piled rock walls zig zag over the countryside partitioning the land for their owners, and enclosing livestock like donkeys, goats, sheep, and chickens. \u00a0The main village of Chora sits precariously on the cliffs edge. \u00a0A small town, walked from end to end in about 5 minutes or less, is a labyrinth of whites and blues, opening up here and there to small squares filled with tables shaded by trees and umbrellas. \u00a0Our first stop was for lunch. \u00a0We found a restaurant that made their own pasta and had the local dish of rabbit in red sauce. \u00a0That was a savory treat. \u00a0But, the lunch favorite was the simply named, chickpeas in the oven. \u00a0Hopefully Seth will describe this dish, or maybe have an idea of how it was prepared. \u00a0Because what I can tell you is that the sauce was thick, and creamy, but not dairy based. \u00a0It was very good.<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

That night, while at dinner, we happened to have chosen the restaurant right next to a wedding. \u00a0So halfway through our meal music and dancing began. \u00a0It was another wonderful, unexpected surprise that we could not have planned if we had tried. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Something I failed to mention was the wind. \u00a0Apparently Folgandros is always windy, but our first day there was exceptionally windy. \u00a0So windy, in fact, that we were in jeopardy of losing our food at dinner. \u00a0We guarded our plates as we watched chairs drift down walkways as their owners chased after them. \u00a0If you stood up it was liable to happen. \u00a0The only wind I’ve seen stronger has been in tropical storms. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The next day, yesterday, we went on a boat tour of the island. \u00a05 beaches and lunch for 28 euros. \u00a0This was good, because we had wanted to do this on Milos but it was 50 euros there. \u00a0This was a good idea because Folegandros was a bit more difficult to get around. \u00a0The boat tour was nice, but we didn’t really stop at beaches per say. \u00a0It was more like we stopped off the shore to swim for about 20 minutes before we got back on the boat. \u00a0But it was really nice. \u00a0It was hot and the water was cool. \u00a0There were rocks to climb and jump off of and I learned that I have a new party trick. \u00a0Apparently I can touch the bottom in pretty deep water. \u00a0So, I began retrieving rocks for people. \u00a0Mostly Seth and Sloane, but some of the others got in on it too. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

On the boat we met some people. \u00a0We met Nick, from Sydney, Australia, and we met a couple on their honeymoon, Whitney and Baptiste, from Paris, France (well, Whitney happened to be from Hawaii, but met her now husband while studying abroad in Paris. Every fathers nightmare!) \u00a0They were all very nice and we spent some time exchanging travel stories. \u00a0When we got back to port, guess what we did. \u00a0We played Farkle!! \u00a0Finally, new players! \u00a0Baptiste was the winner of having the most Farkles, while Whitney took the lead early on and won. \u00a0Totally fun. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

\"Folegandros<\/p>\n

This morning we split from Sloane. \u00a0We are heading back to Athens to figure out our next move, and Sloane went to Ios, a nearby island. \u00a0It was totally fun traveling with Sloane. \u00a0But, I think she’s done with traveling with us, and with traveling in general. \u00a0She seems to be looking forward to making her way home. \u00a0Sloane has 15 more days until she”ll be home, and we’ve been traveling for 40 days. \u00a0We will be in Turkey within the next week or so, but are not sure if we’ll make a stop somewhere else before then. \u00a0Athens is a pretty good hub so we are going to figure that out while there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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