This morning my sister and I headed out with Kostas to his dentist appointment. We did schoolwork while we waited for him. Then we met my mom and dad and we went to the Blue Star Ferry office to buy our tickets to the islands of Naxos, Santorini, Paros and then back to Athens. We are going to the islands for six days.

After we got the tickets, we headed to the metro to take a train to the ferry. We got on a HUGE HUGE ferry boat. There were two levels for people to sit on and three and one/half levels for cars and trucks to be in. The ferry had four restaurants, including Goody’s where I had lots of French fries. My dad and I explored the ship, finding the big open deck outside and the cabins like the ones we will be in for our trip to Italy. We also found the ship’s souvenier shop and reception area.

There were TV’s every five rows, just like in an aircraft. My mom said that they were showing Greek soap operas. They were very loud and the people on the TV were always either kissing or yelling at each other. Anyway, we got to the island of Naxos at night and walked to our hotel and went to bed.