HAYCOOK - Donkey Partying/St. Nick's Boat Trip
		I remember once having a party on top of a nearby mountain. It was either a flight party or an X2 section party -- but I remember a lot of us were up there. We had to climb the mountain (except for those with vehicles) and when we got to the top there was some minimal food available. This might have been a "bring your own" event. Someone had arranged for a local farmer to be there with a couple of donkeys that everyone took turns riding on. Some guys were a bit more aggressive than others and I imagine the donkeys were glad to go home after a while. (This was very similar to "all you can _____ free" night at one of the local cat houses.
						In July 1965 there was a free ferry trip from Iraklion to St. Nicholas and back – open to the public. The only requirement was to show up at the docks at some ungodly hour on a Sunday. On the appointed date/time, JP Jones, Ron Nelson, Roger Jarrell, and I appeared at the dock. There must have been a million other people there, too, with more arriving all the time. There were two (maybe three?) boats doing the honors. Anyone familiar with the “European queuing system” will understand why there was a crush of people when the boarding announcement was made. Everyone at once! Once aboard, you had to select your space and defend it with your life if you wished to keep it. After we were underway, people tended to settle a bit.
				Able Flight donkeyball
			Some wandered the decks while others just flaked out. (Understand that there was hardly room to move.) We stayed topside even though there were cabins and space available below deck. We reasoned that if there ever was a need to get off the boat quickly, our only hope was to already be on deck. There wasn’t much to do but people watch. There were very few Americans but plenty of tourists and locals. In fact, we tried out our “ambassador” skills. I’m not sure who had the original idea, but we decided we’d try out a few touristas for size. We all had cameras and were dressed more “cleanly” than most of the people. We started by taking pictures of the people – some of whom liked it and some didn’t. If a tourista was approachable, we’d ask first. Somehow this deteriorated into us telling them that we were Playboy Magazine photographers and we were looking for some “models.” Most didn’t buy it, but a few at least contemplated it for a nanosecond. We still took their pictures – or eventually made believe we did. __________