What a beautiful island! It's called the windy island and attracts many wind surfers. Our room at the Naxos Beach Resort is on the main floor with a small porch. It is near a path which is not traveled much so it seems very private. It's also close to the pool so it is easy to take a dip to cool off after a long walk to the Plaka. It's also just a short walk to the beach.
Naxos is an island of about 20,000 people year round. This swells to 200,000 in the summer months. It is noted for its long sandy beaches We are in the shoulder season so it's touristy but not too busy. It is the family home of our friend Fotis so that is why he was here to visit extended family. He says there are a handful of evangelical churches on this island.
On Tuesday we took a bus tour around the island. Very interesting driving with a big bus up and down the mountain roads. The bus takes up all the roadway and if we meet a car, he just toots his horn and they need to find a place to squeeze to the side.
We have not had an agenda except to relax and refresh. Everyday we walk to the Plaka, eat Greek food, look at all the shops and sit on a bench by the waterfront. Yesterday I logged 18,885 steps on my apple watch.
The next two day - well, I'm not sure. We talked about renting a car and driving around the island and then we need to do some laundry before packing to leave on Saturday. Our ferry leaves around 11 a.m. so we will be leaving about the time you just might be thinking about getting up depending on where you are located. It's a 10 hour time difference in AZ, 7 hours EST and 6 hours Halifax time.
On Sunday we plan to attend one o the churches Fotis started and the we will leave Sunday afternoon for our trip to Philippi, Thessaloniki etc. . It sounds like it will be very informative and I'm hoping I can do some recording at each site which I will hopefully post to my youtube channel.
Here are a few pictures to enjoy
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Wow. What a beautiful place. How blessed to be there.
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