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8:30am Saturday - once again got back from dinner last night and was so tired I didn’t have the energy to type this up. Slept a bit better last night so hopefully that doesn’t happen again.
Started the day by picking the car up from enterprise. The guy was the opposite of the one in Santorini and wanted every document we possessed! But for the next couple days we have a zippy little VW. We set out for something called a Kouros, there are apparently two on the island - they are ancient unfinished statues within marble quarries. There is a lot of marble on Naxos.
We then drove around a bit - the island is large (7 times bigger than Santorini) but nothing is still that far. The roads are in good condition but can get narrow and windy. We stopped in Apiranthos, a town made largely out of marble, and at an old church that is supposed to be nice but was unfortunately not open. In fact we have been here a week now and have yet to really find a big church open?? It almost feels weird to go to Europe and not go into churches all the time.
We then went to Halki, a very cute little village with some nice shops where I was finally able to find a nice handmade magnet. I don’t think I’ve mentioned, but for all the hundreds of cute shops in Naxos Town, the stuff they are selling isn’t that special and looks mostly like junk? Then we had lunch at a restaurant I had read about - Gianni’s Tavern - in the main square. They had amazing looking meat roasting on a spit. It started getting busier and busier. We had feta cheese baked with chili peppper and tomatoes, and thankfully split a plate of the roasted pork. It was delicious but then the bees started coming and at one point there were about six all around us and the food. They were even eating the meat! Needless to say, I couldn’t take that for very long, so we closed out there, got some yummy ice cream made from local ingredients, and went to the beach.
We went to Agia Anna, a little beach south of where we are staying. There was a big parking lot across the street from the beach. We decided to post up at one of the beach cafes that gives you cushioned lounges and an umbrella as long as you pay 15 euros and eat or drink. I had a watermelon juice and some lemon slush and we relaxed for a couple hours. The water is crystal clear, but freezing!!
We made it back to the hotel around 5, freshened up and went to dinner in the maze of old town. We split a Greek Salad, tomato balls, and “fried chicken” which was actually chunks of chicken sauteeed with peppers, onions, and mushrooms and not what we thought it would be at all, but it was all still yummy. And they gave us a little piece of baklava for dessert, which we haven’t had yet. Actually several of the restaurants in Naxos have given us a little sweet treat, which is nice.
After dinner, we stopped at a cafe on the waterfront for a bit then came back and completely crashed. Today more exploring by car!
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