Day 12 (Friday, May 22):
Yay! The most important thing that happened today was that I got a card from Abe :) He is so sweet!!
Besides that, we had a “free day” today. Paula, Sarah, Casey, Austin and I all took the 10am bus to Tolo. Everyone one else was too lazy to get up and go. It cost 1.4 euro one way and was a quick 30 minute bus ride. We got off right at the beach, and I jumped into the water. Oh man, it was cold, but it felt good. I've never actually spent a day at the beach just tanning and laying in the sun before. But, being with some “girly girls” I thought I would give it a try. It was overrated. I did like laying in the sun, and swimming in the sea, and it was gorgeous, but just laying around to turn into a tomato seemed a little silly to me.
Oh, and to Abe, you asked if I'd been to a nude beach, well... this wasn't entirely nude, but there were a lot of (older) women walking around topless. Now, I do not wish to appear to have a “closed mind”, but I suspect I am not the only one who considers it bad enough to see fat old ladies walk around in small bikinis trying to get redder – let alone half naked. But Europeans/ Greeks seem to not be perturbed about sharing their bodies. Apart from the topless beaches (and I should add, its not the young fit women who are topless, it is the overweight middle aged ladies, and also that at the beaches, its mostly foreigners and not Greeks), but also the clothing. All the clothing here is skin tight. The jeans are “skinny fit” and the tops are clingy. And in general, people all wear this style, regardless of their personal body type and what might fit them better. The other thing that is really popular is to wear a belt, and to wear “gladiator” sandals, or heels. Also, I have only seen one woman with flat-ironed hair; most women just wear it natural.
Now that I am completely fried, Paula, Sarah and I are going to get gyros for dinner, and then I am going to re-lather on the aloe for the third time. Then we are having gellato – cake (like ice cream cake) for Rob's daughter's 5th birthday. Only 4 more days after today till I go home!!
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You ACTUALLY received one of the cards I sent!!? That is an act of God. A true miracle. 'Cause I was seriously like working through the statistical probability of getting a card to you at exactly where you are and it wasn't very probable. Highly unlikely in fact! I'm so glad one got to you!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I like your description of "turning into a tomato." And I totally agree. Remember how I said something similar regarding time on the beach in Jamaica? How I always had this image of me on a beach reading a book in the shade of a palm tree? Yep, the reality wasn't nearly as much fun: sun beating down, I can feel my skin being seared from my bones, dips in the water occur at two minute intervals--not conducive to reading, but necessary for cooling, sweat/sunscreen running into my eyes...and that was when I decided that beaches and reading aren't very compatible. I'm also not certain what the appeal is in BAKING. Humans don't bake very well. lol.
Yuck, other women topless? No thank you!
So why do people there where skin tight clothing? You'd think that looser fitting clothing would be cooler--and thus a better fit for the climate.