Day 24- Mykonos to Preveza We left Paradise today...mixed feeling about that from me!! We were shuttled to the port and then waited for our ferry...but then found out it had been cancelled!! Josh did some fancy footwork and got us on one of the slower ferries that waited just for us. It was the stereotypical rushed entrance...the officials were holding other people and pushing us on and Josh told us to just move people that were in our way, which worked well! Af...

Day 23-Mykonos Kallee, Rob, Kate, Dave and I decided to go into the town of Mykonos this morning to do some exploring. We wandered the streets, bought souvenirs, and Rob Kate and I got very neat henna tattoos, I love mine...Rob got a soccer team emblem on his arm, Kate got a rose on her wrist, and I got a small tribal flower on my neck. They should last about 2 weeks, the guy said. We decided to go back to the hotel for a bit to chill with the group by the beach...

Day 18/19- Athens An early departure from Rome allowed us to stop in Pompeii on our way to the southern coast of Italy. We took a guided tour of the ruins of ancient Pompeii which was covered in volcanic ash many many years ago(can't remember the exact date); it is one of the best preserved Roman towns in Italy! We saw the forum, cafes, bakeries, houses of aristocrats, even a prostitute street and house! After lunch in a restaurant that was owned by a Mafian fam...