We
spent today anchored just off the town of Mykonos on the island of
Mykonos. We didn't have any tour booked so we just went ashore and
went exploring in the quaint old town with streets laid out in such a
way as to confuse pirates (and tourists). Unfortunately Trish felt
unwell and returned to the ship but the rest of us soldiered on.
Mykonos
consists of mainly white concrete buildings with various trim
colours, not just blue.
Cars
are generally not allowed in the old town but some squeeze in,
presumably for delivery purposes. What appear to be streets for
pedestrian use also cater for the occasional motor scooter.
The
town of Mykonos is on the western side of the island. We caught the
“public bus” to Paradise Beach on the southern side of the island
where Bernie and I had our first swim in the crystal clear waters of
the Mediterranean!! It was really nice and well worth the effort, not
only for the swim, but also for the trip across the island on the
steep narrow roads lined with very unforgiving rock walls. The buses
appeared to be unscathed. 
The
background to the beach photo shows the rocky hilly terrain in the
background. The whole island is like that.
One
of the attractions in the old town is a series of old windmills.
History does not relate what they were used for. I am sure Google
would tell the story.
Once
again, our humble abode was the biggest structure in town.
By late this afternoon, the wind was gusting up to 20 knots and the tenders were encountering a little chop.
By late this afternoon, the wind was gusting up to 20 knots and the tenders were encountering a little chop.
Tomorrow
we wake up at Rhodes City on Rhodes Island. Apparently the World
Heritage listed Old Town is the largest inhabited medieval town in
Europe.
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