Just Another Day in Paradise, Day 2 in Halkidiki

Laura, the ACT Student Services Coordinator that comes on some trips with us, woke us up this morning around 10:30am saying that we needed to have our stuff to the bus by noon for check out, but that we could still go to the beach for the day.  We changed clothes, gathered our stuff up, and were pretty lazy until it was time to load up the bus.

Today we did a little more exploring.  We climbed around a rocky area for a little bit to get a different view of the beach.  Erin, Jade, and I rented a water bicycle/ boat thing with a giant slide and took it pretty far out.  We were able to spot some other camps and resorts in the other alcoves that make up the beaches of Halkidiki.  Erin and I jumped in while we were far out, but the water was still clear and you could see all the way to the bottom.  Being farther away from the beach also gave us a much better look at Mount Olympus and all of it's glory.  (I'm taking two trips there later, so more stories to come!)  Had some lunch, then it was nap time under our umbrella.  We headed to the bus at 6pm to go "home" to Thessaloniki.  I took a shower when we got home, changed clothes, and a few of us went down the street to this little place called 157 to get gyros.  Supposedly this place is the best in town, and it was super delicious.  Because it's Saturday night, some people went out downtown, but most of us were too exhausted and stayed in.  I found a website where I could catch up on the Bachelorette, then called it an early night.

I had a lot of "pinch me" moments on this trip.  Still in shock that I've been so blessed in being able to come on this trip, and then to be in such a picture perfect place like the beaches of Halkidiki was just so surreal.  Loving and appreciating every single moment of this amazing adventure.