OMG! What a day! We were up at 5:00am in order to catch a 6:00am ferry to Paros along with our group. We all sat on the top deck of the ferry. It was a glorious warm summer day.
As we watched the sunrise we decided that it was time to spread our friend's ashes in the Aegean so we sent him on a voyage as the sky turned shades of pink.
On Paros we waited for two more people to join us on our adventures. Finally, as a group of ten, we left the port in two cars and on two motorbikes to tour the island. The other eight members of the group range in age between 27-47. They could all be either our children or our grandchildren!
First stop was a beautiful sandy beach where everyone stripped and dove into the water. I decided, at age 70, that it was time to shed my bathing suit...and joined them! It was great. There is no self consciousness in this group!
Second stop was another beach that had deposits of argil ( a type of clay). Once again we all shed our clothing. This time pieces of hardened clay were beaten and softened into a muddy mixture which we used to slather on our bodies and parade around the beach while the argil dried. A dip in the sea and a generous body rub left our skin feeling soft and refreshed.
Mud Monsters!
After rinsing and drying we drove to a small town for a massive group dinner.
Yorgos eating the last piece of chicken!
Fully sated we once again formed our caravan of two cars and two bikes for the trip to Lefkes, a small mountain village, for dessert!! It was only 8:00pm by the time we wound our way through the village and found a small cafe for dessert...but we were exhausted. By 9:00pm we convinced Yorgos to take us back to the hotel. The rest of the group could carry on without us!!!
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