View Paros to Naxos in a larger map 23 May 2012: We bought our tickets for Naxos just an hour before boarding, €54 for us both and the van. Luckily this was not our luggage being prepared for loading, even the guys loading it seemed to think it was funny!

We have set up camp in Maragas, a well run campsite a few kilometers south of the main town and for a change we are not the only van on the site! There are 2 or 3 others and as there are studios for rent and other hotels and apartments in the vicinity, there are enough people around to add atmosphere without making it crowded and we are right on one of the supposed best beaches in the Cyclades! Here is our sunset view at dinner last night, looking at Paros:

We took the bus into Naxos Town and explored the alleys and walked out to the ruin of a temple of Apollo, here is Linda framed by Ariadne’s Arch:

Here is the town looking back from the ruin:

The wi-fi signal is only useable near the reception office so we work offline and wander over there later in the evening to post the blog and send emails. This means we won’t check the weather until later to see if there is still rain forecast for tomorrow. We plan to explore the island by road depending on the weather.