Parks does Mykonos (Welcome to the Good Life), another Guest Blog

First off, Dad sorry about the text I sent you from Kat's phone I don't know how to work it, hence the text you received in broken English.  Greece is incredible and my whole goal in coming here was to write on this blog, SUCCESSS!!!! Katrina and I spent roughly 24 hours traveling to get here and it was well worth the time. Athens is amazing! We were very fortunate with our hotel, thanks to Big Rich and Katrina. Our first night in Athens was quite an adventure, we went to a legit Greek party and were the awkward American wallflowers in the corner who did not understand a word that anyone else said to us.

Of course we attempted to talk to everyone in English and actually managed to teach a few Greeks a game called "Cowboy," which is AWESOME. Katrina and I successfully made it back to our hotel and were woken up at roughly 6 am by two hooligans who were escorted up by the front desk and convinced them that they knew us. Turns out that the accomadations in our hotel were much better than what these two were used to while they have been studying abroad here, and they continued to utilize different ammenities, like our shower and towels, for the next two nights.  When we finally surfaced around 11 or so and we spent the day following our wonderful tour guide Michael. He showed us the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus. It is an inexplicable feeling standing in places like that because they are truly timeless. After our day of touring, we experienced one of the wildest aspects of Greece-we went to watch Greece's prized soccer team play- Olympiacos. Our tickets happened to be in the hooligan section of the stadium and it was WILD. The fans are so crazy in this club that fans from other teams are literally not allowed to enter into the stadium. Serious fights and riots breakout over fan loyalties and game results. There is literally bullet proof glass that separates the sections in the stadium. It is UNREAL!! People literally sing chat the entire time, and celebrate goals with flares, which they cleverly sneak into the stadium in Fanny Packs Katrina and I opted to gear up in Olympiacos attire so that we fit in with all the hooligans. (Hint Kelli I got you a sweet sweatshirt).

The next day we had to wake up at 6 am to catch our 7:35 ferry to Mykonos. We arrived at the port at approx 7:20 and thought we were at the wrong port so we walked to the other end of the port only to find out that our ferry was at the port we were initially walking to. I went into the Blue Star office to ask where our boat was, and the lady pointed to the boat on the other end of the port that was raising its anchor to ship out. I asked if she could call and hold the boat, but she said no and suggested that we run fast. The four of us took off on a half mile sprint with all of our stuff, let me tell you I am NOT in any shape for that, I literally thought I was going to pass out. We made it onto the ship at 7:34 and were still walking to our seats as the ship was pulling away. Of course, as we were on our way to Mykonos I realized I did not have an ID which could have been problamatic, considering it was me who booked our room. Fortunately, we were allowed to check into our room with no problems. It was really neat being in Mykonos at this time because the island was just starting to wake up from its winter slumber, so it was fairly desolate. We rented ATV's and explored the island all day on Tuesday.

The sights we saw were breathtaking, and was an incredible place to visit Mike, Jamie, and I opted to jump off a pier and take a nice plunge into the Aegean Sea. Mike of course, decided to jump in in his birthday suit, which was hilarious when Jamie stole his clothes.

Our hostess was this hilarious and lively Greek woman named Maria, who made our stay in Mykonos much more enjoyable. We have had alot of fun thus far, and probably won't be blogging again while we are here since this one is about the length of a novel.

Best regards,
Parks