mail is delivered via DONKEY here

Yes, people actually deliver mail on donkeys in Greece. It is so cool here!  We were in Athens for a day and then made it to the Island called Zakynthos.  It is BEAUTIFUL!! Chris and T left Friday, so it is just Tina and I now. 

We are in a beach town, and everyone is so nice.  It is a small town and I feel like we know people here now.  On wed we hiked about 2 miles to a famous beach and laid out there most of the day.  Thursday we rented a car and drove all over the island exploring.  The lady who runs the hostel we are staying at is SO nice and she gave me her mountain bike for the rest of the time I am staying here- its AWESOME. So every morning I wake up and mountain bike all over the island.  It is so fun but really hilly- I get pretty tired.  It is BEAUTIFUL though and this morning I had to stop to watch the sun rise.  Today was the best day yet.  I woke up, biked all morning, and then Tina and I rented a boat for the day.  It is SO cheap to rent a boat here.  We were thinking that someone would be driving us around, but nope, they just show you how to drive the boat and then you’re on your own! It was SOOO funny.  We boated all over the ocean- to the famous caves and to the most famous beach here. It was one of the coolest things ever.

My mom is coming to meet us in Athens on Tuesday and I am so excited.  I can’t believe I have not seen her in 5 months.  I have basically been counting down the days for her to get here since I found out she was coming.  When she gets here we are traveling to 2 other islands in Greece.  She is staying about 10 days and Tina and I can’t wait.

Something I have learned is backpacking is TIRING. And sometimes we have no idea what we are doing;)  We have missed trains, buses, booked questionable hostels (never trust the pictures on the websites) but at the end of the day it is a great laugh and we are having the time of our lives.

I miss and love yall.  It is so weird being gone for an extended period of time.  I can’t believe I am going to come home to my sister with a big belly!!

Driving our SUPER fast boat....

The island we drove and parked at!!