Sailing into the blue!

Alrighty!
I have had two very successful weeks of sailing!!
I am great at mooring, and I could probably get a sail up and down by myself. =P
I would love to learn more and own a boat when I am older, but I have also learned how expensive it is!

My first skipper's name was Mike and he was very laid back and easy going. You need to have a second skipper on the boat to leave Athens so he got the lawyer on our boat to sign some papers saying he has sailed before even though he has not. It was quite funny =P.
No one became horribly sea sick on either of my boats!
There was a close call on the second trip but Sabine made it through! =)
The first few days I was unsure about my choice to have booked two weeks of sailing, but it did not take long to get into the groove!
I am glad the third week was full though.
My second trip was with a skipper named Frank.
He was German and quite a funny one.
He always had to have three cokes throughout the day, wore a lot of white, and had very high expectations.
I think a normal breakfast out on sea is a few cups of coffee and a cigarette.

Two of my favorite places were a town in Syros and the island of Naxos.
The town we visited in Syros had very cool architecture.
On Naxos we had a tour around the island so I basically saw from one side to the other.
During one of the nights on Naxos there was a wind surfing competition going on and so we got to see some of it, pretty cool stuff. Definitely made me want to start surfing. =P

The food in Greece is amazing!!!
The olives, cheese, and yogurt are fantastic.

Donkey riding was an experience! The guy who controlled our donkeys was in a funk and the only thing he said to us was GET ON! and GET OFF! So you basically get on and he starts screaming at the donkeys so they start running like mad! I am proud to say my donkey won the "race" in the end =D!

Ending in Santorini was a very good way to do it! If I were to recommend the trip to anyone I would say do the one from Mykonos to Santorini.

If you are interested in seeing my pictures I have posted them on facebook =)

Ola Kala!

=D