Alkis and I had been planning our trip to Naxos since we came back from our Easter holiday in Corfu. Having searched the Internet, Naxos seemed to be a very attractive destination for our summer vacation. And it was, indeed! Alkis gave me the green light to look for a hotel online. "The hotel is your choice", he said. When I came across Glaros Boutique Hotel, it was love at first sight, or, at least at a first glance online. Although it was a bit expensive - €140 per night with an extra charge for breakfast – we booked it and never regretted it. We've always had a great summer holiday in the Greek Islands as well as on the mainland, yet Naxos was by far the best summer holiday we've ever had in years.
DAY 1 – MONDAY, 13 JULY
I got up in high spirits early in the morning and went walking and swimming at Mackenzie Beach. Alkis is a workaholic, so, naturally, he went to work even though we were flying to Athens at 5:30 pm and from there to Naxos at 8:10 pm. Well, I chose the hotel, and Alkis arranged the flights with Aegean Airways to Athens and Olympic Air to Naxos.
No sooner had I finished packing than Alkis called from work at 9:30 am and said he had made a mistake. Our flight to Athens was at 5:30 am! We missed the flight as well as the flight to Naxos. I just could not believe it! But then again, no one is infallible. We all make mistakes even if these mistakes lead to loss of money and loss of holidays. Alkis was very upset, but I calmed him down and said that our suitcases were ready, and we could go somewhere in Cyprus. He said that he'd do his very best to get another flight to Athens and ferry tickets to Naxos the following day.
Finally, we flew Blue Air to Athens – a private Romanian airline. Alkis had already booked a room for one night at Cabo Verde Hotel in the area of Rafina close to the port where we took the cat (catamaran) to Naxos the following day at 7:30 am. We took a taxi to the hotel, but the taxi driver had never worked in the area of Rafina before and could not find the hotel! What's more, his GPS wasn't working properly! The taxi ride from Eleftherios Venizelos Airport to the hotel in Rafina took more than an hour, but the taxi driver was an honest man and did not overcharge us.
The bottom line is that we had a great night out in Rafina.
To be continued
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