This is a trip report of my 2nd trip to Greece in 1992. I went by myself the first time in 1991 and the details are in the archives. This time I brought my wife and 19 year old son as I loved Greece so much that I wanted to show them this spot as well. We flew from Vancouver to Athens via Frankfurt and since we would be spending some time in Athens later, we got a taxi and went directly to the port of Pireaus for the night. It was just a place to crash since we were dead tired but the walk around in the evening to get ferry tickets showed a garbage strike in progress.
Nothing can make a city seem so unpleasant as garbage.
The next morning we got on a ferry for a 6 hour ride to Naxos. As our trip started in early May, it was not yet tourist season anyway. The high season is generally between June and September. We chose one that was only a few minutes from town but had a large double bed and a single. We had a balcony and would while away the hours reading and leisurely eating our way through the day.