Michelle's Journey to USA, Middle East & Europe

August 2: Sun is still shining, not a cloud in the sky, same weather every day - very hot too!
Today, I went on an optional excursion - one of my best days in the Greek islands.
Down at the port, we boarded a pirate ship... about 25 metres in length. We travelled around various parts of the island, saw many secluded beaches and spent lots of time in the water!
The guys dived off the top of the boat into the clear blue sea - the Agean Sea in fact - while I chose to only get in the water when it was time to swim to shore for lunch. Some people headed to the shore by dinghy... but with water as good as what I saw, I couldn't help myself. Very refreshing, very clear, very blue.
Did some snorkelling too, but there wasn't much to see. Supposedly the Agean Sea doesn't have many fish as there's no reef, hence no sharks or other marine life too. The number of fish was minimal, but it was still fun... especially seeing the sea bed only about 10 metres below (white sand at Ios).
On the secluded beach, we played cricket, had a yummy pre-pared lunch and sunbaked... before swimming back to shore, and sailing back to the port.
Great day, a nice way to end the tour.
In the evening, we ate dinner in town at Ali Baba, a restaurant which served non-Greek food - we were all delighted! Indian, Thai, Chinese food...
I entered the pool comp at the Fun Pub, and came a respectable 9th out of 18 people, before calling it a night. The rest of the gang went partying at "Rehab" nightclub till all hours of the morning.