Happy Sunday everyone! Only 3 days left! Today was definitely the earliest wake-up call of the trip…4:15am. Our boat was heading to Kusadasi, Turkey, but we were going to Samos, Greece. That meant an early departure at 5:15am. Once we left the boat, we hopped on a bus and drove to another village on the island to have breakfast. They had the Greek yogurt again! We made sure to drink coffee, but it definitely didn’t wake us up enough.
Samos is the closest island to the Asian coastline. We could actually see turkey from the port! It is also the birthplace of the great mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras. Our guide led us through some of the main parts of town, including a traditional Greek Orthodox church. The inside was much different than the Catholic churches we had seen. There was a lot more paintings and a lot of gold! We left the church and headed to a wine museum next. Samos is famous for their Muscat or sweet wine. We learned about the process and even saw some very outdated grape presses. Everyone was still feeling really tired at this point, so it was time to liven the mood.
We drove over to one of the main squares and as soon as we got out we were greeted with gifts, fried dough in honey, and freshly squeezed orange juice. Our gift was a Pythagorean Cup. I’ll let the kids explain it to you! I don’t want to ruin the surprise ;) We sat down and enjoyed some traditional Greek dancing. It got really exciting after the finished, because they came into the crowd and pulled students up to dance with them. Faye managed to get herself chosen and got to show everyone her talents.
We left the square and we’re taken back down towards the port. There was still a few hours to kill so we had some gyros (yummy pitas with meat and french fries), went souvenir shopping, and of course, went swimming! I think that makes 3 different types seas that we’ve swam in so far! After a few hours of relaxing, our boat arrived. We had a quick lunch and then some power naps, because before we knew it, the boat was at our next destination.
We disembarked at Patmos and went off to do more souvenir shopping and sightseeing . It was a small island and easy to navigate. After a few hours, it was time to load the boats up again. We had some dinner and then made our way to karaoke. The kids performed Sweet Dreams (very well I might add!) I called it quits after that, but I know they kept going! So until tomorrow…enjoy!
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