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Date: 04 Jul 2011 16:45:17
Title: 37 24.519N 025 14.223E Rinia, Greeced
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We celebrated Mary's birthday yesterday although it is not for another.
Her dad and sisters called from Wisconsin as they are all together for the
annual fishing trip at camp Mishike. We went out for a big Greek
dinner at a taverna overlooking the new marina where Pipedream is tied up.
We were even able to get apple pie with vanilla ice cream on top for desert.
Katie and I sang happy birth and got most of the other Americans in the
restaurant going.

Took the ferry to Tinos and had a great day. Special Greek
Orthodox church. Sat in on Sunday service and a baptism. The baby was
wearing a Greek fisherman's hat. Had lunch at a taverna in town and then
drinks in a little place down on the beach with the Greek tourists who all
seemed to know each other. It was recommended by one of our guide books
"the place on the beach with no sign or name on it."... right. All in all it was very
refreshing after the hustle of Mikonos.

Last night we had a pretty surreal evening in the Mikinos marina. A boat load of partying sailors came in across the dock from us and were very load playing music and partying until around 3 AM keeping the whole place stirred up. Around 10 PM about 6 young men cam walking to the end of the dock and decided to go skinny dipping between the two boats across the dock from us. I know... we should have joined in! Last time we were here a group of Americans next to us came back from town pretty wound up and proceeded to fall off of their gangplank between their boat and the concrete dock.

Sailed to Delos which is about 10 miles south of Mikinos and anchored in a little harbor across the way on the island of Rinia. Lots of
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