So after our adventures in ATV helmets, we fell asleep and it was the first day all trip that we didn't set an alarm. That means that we didn't wake up till well after 9 and our ATVs were due back at the place by 10. Cue 3 girls running around thier hotel room trying to look kind of presentable, but then realizing that it was raining, saying "screw it" and then throwing on their rain gear (yup, Dad, I remembered it this time), and going outside. During our getting ready freak-out, it had stopped raining and when we got out to our ATVs Kayla and Sienna's seats were SOAKED while mine was nice and dry. Why you ask? I lucked out and got the one with nylon fabric covering the seat instead of plastic so it let all the water run threw. I was the only one with a dry butt that day and it was lovely. So we drove into town, got praised by the ATV man for our confidence and then he drove us back to the hotel.
We ate another breakfast of crackers and plum jelly and then caught the bus down to Kamari for some more exploring. However good our intentions were for adventuring, everything was closed for some reason. It was a Thursday morning, so I'm not sure why. So we found a grocery store that was open and bought food for the next day and then sat on the bench like hobos. We wandered around and found a couple of little shops that were open and bought some postcards (Rachel Heinze, Kara Ehlert, and NeeNee and Papa: check your mailboxes in about a week). Then we said goodbye to the black sand beach and caught the bus back to our hotel.
When we got there, Mrs. Poppi told us that our ferry had gotten delayed a half hour so our shuttle wouldn't be leaving for a while. Since we'd already checked out of our room, we sat in this little staff berak room for an hour (it had decided to rain again) until we left. Mr. and Mrs. Poppi drove us down to the port and then we finally realized how twisty turnny that hill is -- and how tall the island is! Thank the Lord Baby Jesus we had someone to drive us. We got to see our ferry come in and then run like mad people to get on.
We were in cheapo class and the chairs weren't that comfortable. That should have been my first clue that this ride was going to be the least fun of them all. We learned that the reason our boat was delayed was because of high winds and high winds lead to high waves and high waves lead to one nauseated Rachel. Not fun. I journaled for a while but then focusing on little letters and drawing became too much for my head and stomach so I tried to sleep, but contrary to m natural tendencies, I couldn't. By this time we had been on the boat for 3 1/2 hours and were looking at another 5 in the same chairs. Yuck. Kayla was getting bored so we played some card games. FYI, don't play Egyption Rat Screw with Kayla. She will always win. Once we stopped playing cards I got even more sea-sick and Kayla decided that the best thing to do would be to buy some Ouzo and drink it. So we played categories for a good 2 hours and surprisingly the Ouzo made the nausea go away! I'll keep that in mind for my future sea voyages. Another thing to keep in mind, after spending a week staright with the same 3 people, they know everything about you. Don't play Never Have I Ever. It is a very bad idea.
We finally got into Piraus (Athen's port) and it was 11:40. The last metro train runs at midnight and we were on the other side of the port. A couple more people from our trip were on the same ferry and they had ALL of thier luggage, so there were 10 girls with massive bags running to the metro station and trying to get on this last train. We made it but the big question was whether or not we would be able to catch our transfer to another line in time. Otherwise we'd be hoofin' it.
So we got to this station that started with an M and we're running to get to the next train we had to catch. Remember when I said that the other girls had ALL their luggage. Yup, that means they thought they didn't have to run and the train would wait for them. This is not the CSBSJU Link bus! It's public transport! They won't wait for you! We had security gaurds telling us that we needed to run if we wanted to catch this train, but Luggange McSlowpeople didn't think that was true. We legitimatly ran on the train and 3 seconds later the doors closed. Too close for comfort and too close for my politeness filter at this point.
So right now I would have given my last bar of chocolate to get in to my own apartment, but the thing is that school isn't open at 1am on a Thursday, shocking right? So Kayla, Sienna and I were stranded looking for a place to sleep. Don't freak out Mom, I didn't sleep on a bench covered by newspapers, the girls we were with already had a roommate in thier apartment, so we crashed on their extra beds/couch. Thankfully Elaine had picked up our keys for us because the next day was a national holiday so everything was closed, but we picked them up from her and moved in! Yay!
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