Well, Louree is a trouper, and she started whacking off those tentacles, and after a few bites she said, "These are really tasty." And they were. It was about the size of my hand, with tentacles covering the entire plate, and it had been grilled. Well, a few minutes later they brought out the first course, and as I looked down, my eyes rolled back for a moment. After all, they know we're Americans," I replied. Louree, one of our Texas friends, was seated next to me, and she whispered, "I hope they don't serve something exotic." That first night, as we sat around the table waiting for our first dinner on the on the yacht to be served, we really didn't know what to expect.
Of all the things we did on the cruise, walking in the villages comes in on the high end of the list, and dining in the village restaurants along one of the many beaches on fresh seafood rises to another level. I don't know if white-washed buildings are mandatory, but I didn't see any other color, and in the setting of the villages next to the "wine-dark sea," as described by the Greek poet Homer, the white-washed buildings along with a red splash of bougainvillea color is truly breathtaking.
Just strolling through one of the many island villages is a joy that is almost impossible to describe, and it can't be replicated in any of the travels we have made. The small Greek towns all have one thing in common, and it's the overall beauty of not just the town, but the physical charm of the surrounding sea and land. My first reaction when we docked at Andros was to just walk. If you could describe the Greek islands in just a few words, they would be "blue water" and "white-washed villages." The Cyclades are Greece with an exclamation point. We would have lunch at one of the many seaside restaurants on whatever island we happened to be on. The Captain has informed us that one of the crew is a noted chef, and dinner would be served promptly at 8 o'clock each night. The cruise would only take a couple of hours, which would give us time to go ashore and have lunch, and then return to the boat for dinner. We started our trip from Piraeus, the port of Athens, and our first stop was Andros, the crown jewel of the chain of islands called the Cyclades. Bad weather and overcrowding can really turn a great trip into a struggle. I knew late spring and early fall were easily the best time to travel to a Mediterranean country, so when I started planning the vacation cruise to the Greek islands, I took into account the weather and the overall habits of the general population. The Captain took us on a quick tour, and we were not only impressed, but actually shocked at the lavish interior. The 125-foot yacht had five staterooms and a crew of eight. October 1, 10 a.m.: We've recovered from the shock of the mega yacht, and our group of 10 friends have boarded the Carmen Fontana.
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