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Another good place to head, especially if you’re heading
straight to Paros from Corinth, is Paroikia on the western
side of the island. I don’t like arriving here at night, but
it’s a lovely place to stop and is home to the finest church
in the Aegean, which is well worth a visit.
From Paros, I generally head south to Thira, one of the
most amazing places I’ve ever been. It’s truly fascinating
in every sense. I remember the first time I arrived
inside this great volcano: It was about 5 p.m., and there
weren’t too many daylight hours left. We entered the rim
of the giant crater from the north and stood in amazement
as we looked skyward at the white capped cliffs.
The first thing that sprung to mind was, “How are our
guests going to get to the boat?” I noticed a zigzagging
line carved into two areas of the almost vertical cliffs and
then a convoy of donkeys carrying people up and down.
I called our guests, who were flying in later that evening
and explained the situation. They laughed and asked me
to go anchor off the ferry terminal, and we would meet
there. Little did they know it’s impossible to anchor in
150 feet of water for a boat the size of Wonderful — es-
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