greek island hopping!

hello all!

wow! does time fly...i cant believe we are 3/4 of the way done our trip!

here are the details since turkey...

SAMOS
started the greek isles on samos...not by choice because we could not get anywhere else until the next morning...but it turned out to be very nice! only got about 18 hours on the island but it was worth it...very much what you think of when you imagine greece. met two americans and two canadians who were heading in our direction and stayed with them for the next island.

NAXOS
well, our guide books refered to this as the most lush and green of all the islands by far...i think someone should by the lonely planet people a COLOR WHEEL! brown is not green....and this place was definately brown! thats ok though because they had some very nice beaches and if you hunted some very private beaches...which was nice to get away from the touristy areas. rented a scooter for the day and did the island...didnt take long cause it wasnt a big island. also watched the world cup finale on naxos...crazy time...go italy!(thats for laurens family!)

IOS
next was ios. havent been to a place remotely like this so far. not sure they allowed people under the age of 30 within a hundred yards of this island. such a party island! the first night was great! the streets of the main town are super twisty and easy to get lost in but have a million little clubs with great happy hour prices! of course we started the night with the two-fer club! and ended it with the best dance club on the island! also...i think someone should let the greeks in on what an irish pub is supposed to be...more than lots of drunk people is required to call it irish! lol!

SANTORINI
got tired of ios pretty quick...felt out of place with the non-backpacker variety so we pushed in a new island...beautiful and definately greener than naxos! took a cruise around the island today and to the little islands around with the hot springs and hiked to the top of the volcano...amazing! leaving tomorrow for athens.

well, gotta go....talk to you all soon.