After a 45 minute ferry ride we arrived at the port where once again there was a man waiting to pick us up. For those of you that don't know, Ios is one of the biggest party islands in Europe, not quite the same way as Ibiza in Spain is but similar. So we arrived expecting quite a party scene but also knowing the season was just starting up. We checked in to once again a phenomenal room at the Far Out Beach Club where we were only paying 12 euro a night. Even nicer than the place we stayed at in Santorini this place was literally a beach resort filled with people under 25 all of which were (of course) from Canada, the U.S. or Australia. That afternoon was mostly spent hanging out by the pool and enjoying the patio and yard we had behind our room.
That night at 10:15 the last bus into town left from the far out beach club. The beach was only a 20 minute walk from town but it was up hill and the bus was much easier. More of a party bus than a city bus it was a great place to talk to some people to find out where to go in town. So we started off at the Fun Pub where we met up with some girls from Calgary that we talked to earlier. From there it was all over the place.
The way the bar scene works in Ios is there are a bunch of small clubs/bars in the center of the old town connected by stairs and alleys. As the night goes on you just hop from place to place and end up where ever the party is. Being in Greece drinks are fairly cheap, but because Ios is so competitive, bars will do things like have happy hour until 2am or give a free t shirt after having 7 shots. They will also do things like make two drinks marginally more expensive than one.
That night while Scott was distracted by a British girl Joel walked the wrong way home. Ios only has one paved road that starts at the port and ends at the Far Out Beach Club with the town in the centre, so it is pretty hard to get lost but you can walk the wrong direction. And when it is dark it all looks the same. After walking by the hospital (which is 100 meters from the port) Joel realized he went the wrong way. Two hours after leaving the club Joel made it back the the hotel right as light was coming over the hills.
The next day we found a baker that made great sandwiches and enjoyed the sun by the pool. That night we went into town and met some girls from Oregon and hung out with them for a while.
The next day we pretty much did the same but it was a little more windy. That night we once again hung out with the girls from Calgary and also found a friend from Baltimore. Scott was feeling a little tired so he went back a little earlier.
The next day we checked out and took a 9 hour ferry back to Athens which of course was late.
That night at 10:15 the last bus into town left from the far out beach club. The beach was only a 20 minute walk from town but it was up hill and the bus was much easier. More of a party bus than a city bus it was a great place to talk to some people to find out where to go in town. So we started off at the Fun Pub where we met up with some girls from Calgary that we talked to earlier. From there it was all over the place.
The way the bar scene works in Ios is there are a bunch of small clubs/bars in the center of the old town connected by stairs and alleys. As the night goes on you just hop from place to place and end up where ever the party is. Being in Greece drinks are fairly cheap, but because Ios is so competitive, bars will do things like have happy hour until 2am or give a free t shirt after having 7 shots. They will also do things like make two drinks marginally more expensive than one.
That night while Scott was distracted by a British girl Joel walked the wrong way home. Ios only has one paved road that starts at the port and ends at the Far Out Beach Club with the town in the centre, so it is pretty hard to get lost but you can walk the wrong direction. And when it is dark it all looks the same. After walking by the hospital (which is 100 meters from the port) Joel realized he went the wrong way. Two hours after leaving the club Joel made it back the the hotel right as light was coming over the hills.
The next day we found a baker that made great sandwiches and enjoyed the sun by the pool. That night we went into town and met some girls from Oregon and hung out with them for a while.
The next day we pretty much did the same but it was a little more windy. That night we once again hung out with the girls from Calgary and also found a friend from Baltimore. Scott was feeling a little tired so he went back a little earlier.
The next day we checked out and took a 9 hour ferry back to Athens which of course was late.