Naxos: Taylor proves that she is the best scooterist of her generation; Tom places near the bottom

So after an overnight 7 hour ferry ride, we arrived on Naxos, which is an awesome island in the Aegean Sea in a chain of islands called the Cyclades. I was expecting a frat-boy party scene, but this place is far off the tourist map. There is a section of town that is very touristy, but the rest of the island is as it has been forever. We rented scooters and found dozens of beaches with only a few people on them, like this guy here:



Check this out! I'm basically the leader of a scooter gang now. Taylor went fast as Hades, but Tom crashed his less than 5 minutes in. He fared OK, but scraped his knee a bit. I guess they don't teach basic motor skills in grad school. Zing!



In case you were wondering if I got a little extreme on the scooter, here's your answer. Stunt time!



Not sure which way to turn here:



Taylor skipping rocks out into the Aegean:



Taylor and Tom in front of my favorite beach on the island, called Aliko.



What was my favorite part of Naxos, you ask? How's about this. I bought cheese whilst completely nude from this fellow here:



He had to walk down from his farm, climb down a cliff to get to the beach, and then climb back up. We couldn't communicate very well, so he wrote down how much the cheese was in the sand. He didn't seem to mind that I was naked, because he hung around and had a smoke.

Here he is making his exit:



Naxos was radical. We did some aggressive scooting, got some snorkel time in, and had fantastic weather. I don't think we ever saw a cloud. Now the hard part...getting from Naxos, Greece to Hvar, Croatia. It will take at least 2 days, 2 ferries, 3 trains, and a few buses. Damn. Will update when we get there.

Beach Time!