Hydra is a gorgeous island off the coast of Greece. We took a bus ride for an hour and a half to a port, and from there a ferry to the island. An interesting/awesome fact about Hydra is that there are no cars on the islands. Only form of transportation avaliable, donkeys. I really wish we had ridden them, but they were a complete rip off! 10 euros for 10 minutes on gross donkey tnot well taken care of? I do not think so. Instead, Rachel, Stephanie, and I were put on an assignment to go around the island and take portraits of people. It was awkward at first having to ask people to take their photo, especially when they do not speech English that well, but after I got accustomed to talking to people, I really enjoyed the experience. My favorite subjects were a grandpa and his grandson. They were precious together. Look below, I had to upload the photo.
After that assignment, the group went to lunch. It was an awesome resturant because we got to sit outside in really comfy lounge chairs. LOVED IT. Also enjoyed the chicken crepe I got. It was yummy. Maddie and I, the fatties we are, decided to share a vanilla milkshake. That too was very good, and I think Greek icecream is different from US icecream. I like it.
What I thought would be the best part of the day actually did not occur. I was under the impression that we were going to jump off a cliff into the ocean water. Awesome right? Well that was a false statement, and instead we were taken to a cement platform that was a meager 10 feet maximum out of the ocean. Oh and there was no beach on the island, ironically so we tanned on cement platforms!!!! (The beach was on the other side of the island and it was a 30 minutes walk). It was fun nontheless.
Around 5pm, we reboarded the ferry and took it back to the mainland where the half and a half bus ride awaited us. The whole bus ride we talked and shared stories. It was great getting to know some of the girls a little better. We got back to the hotel, but were immediatley told not to go to the rooms and go straight to the harbor for dinner. I was not that hungry so Maddie and I shared (again) pesto pasta. You would think that is not that "adventerous", but pesto in Greece is different. It is more like a mix of pesto and alfredo sauce. Very good. We were allowed to return to the hotel to finish uploading/editting pictures once we were done with dinner. It will be an earlier night, and it is sad to think that tomorrow is the last day.
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