Today was the beginning of a top class vacation.

Lindsay and I woke up at about 6am this morning and got ready to head to Mykonos. We went outside the ship with our baggage and tried to get a taxi. It took us ages to actually get one, and then when he was driving us there he made us get out early because he said it would take to long waiting in traffic. So we still ended up having to walk half-way. We have had nothing but bad experiences with taxis in Greece, so I would recommend that you NEVER try to use a taxi in Greece.

We got to the ferry and were able to board right away. It turns out that they assign you a seat on the ferry, and they are set up much like and airplane on the inside. Since we bought out tickets separately, our seats ended up being a few rows apart. It ended up not being a big deal because Lindsay slept most of the time and I spent the entire time catching up on my blog. (I've been so busy and tired at the end of the day I haven't been able to write everything down. I'm going to try and do better from now on)

The ferry ride was pretty bumpy, but we got there right on schedule. There was a black Land Rover waiting for us at the port to pick us up and take us to the hotel. However when we got into the car, he told us that they had sold our room and were going to be taking us to the Mykonos Blu hotel to stay there. He reassured us that it was very nice though. It was very confusing and he didn’t really explain it that well, but basically, someone offered to pay more money for the hotel, and the Greeks being so broke took them up on the offer and sent us to another hotel for a room.

It was a short drive to the hotel and it had a beautiful and fun lobby so I wasn’t too worried about it. They checked us in and told us the room was not quite ready so we could go down to the pool or beach to hang out or head to the pool restaurant for lunch. They took us down to the spa so we could change and store our bags while we waited.

First we went out to the restaurant because it was lunch time and we were hungry. It was really great to be able to see the amazingly clear blue water from lunch. It was very enjoyable and they had some great bread to go along with our meal.

After we ate we decided to go down to the beach because we are on the Mediterranean, why spend time in the pool if the beach is just down the stairs! There were plenty of lounge chairs situated under straw umbrellas. We got a spot right on the edge of the water and rested. After awhile it was time to go and get our room. So we went back to the front desk and they showed us to our room. It was beautiful. There was a large king sized bed on one wall that had a canopy over it and a small twin size bed on the other wall that was meant to be used as a couch. There was a flat screen TV and a waterfall showerhead. The ceilings were sponge painted to resemble the sky as well. We put our stuff into the room and got situated.

We came back down to the beach to lay out some more.  I got tired of laying there so I put on my goggles and went out in the water to explore. I knew that there was life where we were because you could see clear little fish right on the edge of the water. I went out and swam for awhile. At first I wasn’t able to see anything, but then my eyes finally adjusted to the neutral colors and I was able to see a whole lot of life. There were a lot of clear fish and a lot of fish that blended in with the sand and the rocks. There were flat ones and ones that resembled seaweed growing on a rock. I found an awesome sea shell and caught a hermit crab. I even saw one rainbow colored fish. Finally I was getting ready to swim back to the shore and get out when I saw a small octopus. It was pretty small, it could fit in my hand if I had grabbed it. I watched it for awhile because there would be little fish that would try to come close to it and it would try to strike them with its tentacles. It was like a game.

I then got out of the water and came back to the lounge chairs. It was time for us to order a drink, we both got strawberry mojitos and we also got a plate of fries as a snack. Its always fun to eat and drink on the beach. We laid out for a bit more and then took a walk along the beach. The area that is for our hotel had pebble-sand at it, but just a little further down the beach it turned into just sand which was really nice to dig my toes into.

We then decided to head back to the room and shower and relax for a bit. We got dressed for dinner and made a plan for tomorrow. First we decided to get a drink and sit outside for awhile. I had a pina colada and Lindsay had champagne. We sat there for over an hour enjoying the sunset and talking. It was very relaxing.

We then went downstairs to have dinner. It was a very fancy restaurant and we got a nice seat outside. There was a nice breeze outside so it was just a lovely night. They served us an appetizer that I'm not even sure of what it was. Something Greek. We then ordered and enjoyed some bread while waiting for our meal. This was the first place that I have been on this entire semester that we were served butter with our bread. Im not much of a bread and olive oil girl so I was very excited. Lindsay had a pork fillet for dinner and I had a beef fillet. Both of them were very tasty and I enjoyed myself very much. We had seen the dessert menu and saw that there was a chocolate soufflé but when we went to order it, it was the one dessert that they were out of. Oh well, it was still a great dinner. 

Finally, we went back to the room, changed into PJ's, turn on the TV, got into bed, and passed out for the night.