Day 8 - Welcome to Milos

Of course we were awakened early in the morning (2-3ish) by someone knocking loudly. Then we heard some guys yelling "Get up! They're kicking us out!" We don't exactly know what happened but they had trespassed somehow and the four of them had to leave. The rest of the night was quiet.
This morning we got up around 8:00 AM, showered, got ready and packed up our tent and things. We paid our 36 Euro bill at checkout and went up to central Fira to get some food for the ferry ride to Milos. We got Motion juice, which is excellent, some chocolate and strawberry mini-crossaints, and gummy bears for the ride.
We got to the bus station a bit early for the 10 AM bus and there was a bit of confusion finding the right bus to Athinios, but eventually we got on with our packs. The driver came up to me, shook his head and muttered some Greek, and took my pack to store in the side of the bus, leaving Doug with his. Sarah was a little worried, but when we got into Athinios at 10:25 it was there in the cargo hold just as it should be. We went into the passenger terminal and waited for our ferry, which arrived about 10 minutes before its 11 AM departure. We boarded and grabbed what we needed out of our packs since we had to leave them on the outside deck.
The ferry ride was uneventful, two hours long with one stop in Folegandros. It was not crowded, but we stayed in out seats which were 2nd row from the front. On the ride we journaled a bit and read our respective books. We were glad when the ride was over because we were tired and it was very cold on the ferry.
The ferry arrived in Adamas Port, Milos at 1:15 PM. First we went to the Tourist office and got some brochures, then walked down the quay a bit until we found a rent-a-car called Kozzmozz. We rented an ATV for the 6 days we will be in Milos, this one bigger and more powerful than the Santorini one for 175 Euros. We picked up the quad and our helmets and headed for out next campground, Achivadolimni Milos Camping which was 7 km away from Adamas. We got there and checked in, then went to scope out a campsite. Within 5 minutes, Doug's pack hit a flower tree and he got stung twice by a wasp. We decided to camp on the other side of the grounds. We set up our tent near the reception and they gave him some ointment for his "bee" sting, which brought down the swelling a bit. After we set up camp, we drove back into town to eat at a place called Flisvos, which was recommended in Lonely Planet. The waiter was so soft spoken that it was a bit awkward. They didn't have the vegetable plate that we wanted to order, so we both ended up getting pastitsio, which was supposedly a type of Greek lasagna. It was like a loaf of long macaroni noodles baked together with a quiche-like layer on top. It was almost good and not very fresh. We went to a little gelato place on the waterfront afterwards and Sarah had Toblerone flavor, which was chocolate but had some weird orange crunchies in it, unlike any candy bar. Doug had something really coconut-y.
After eating we drove back past the campsite to the nearby beach, Achivadolimni. The water was nice and refreshing, even though the small fish that kept following our feet scared Sarah a bit because she didn't want to lose a toe. After some time at the beach and the realization that our 1 Euro goggles fail completely, we headed back to the campground. We took a dip in the pool and journaled/read to the constant screeching hum of the annoying tree bugs which are everywhere here. We went to sleep early and slept pretty poorly because of the wind that rattled our tent.