Monday 6 September 2010
Today is sunny and we are exploring around the ship further. We are going to Mykonos this afternoon so will amuse ourselves on the ship for the morning. We are still sailing and should dock at 2.30pm.
We played Trivia in the lounge and had a good laugh. Ended came equal 1st with 7 other teams. Some people disputed answers but it was all in good fun.
We sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen, and when it was time to go, we realised we were in the wrong place. Sandy went to the theatre to see where we should have been and the crowd were just leaving. When I went to follow him I couldn’t find him anywhere. Lost the old boy in the crowd. I knew he was somewhere around but I ended up with Anne and Tony. Sandy was with Wally & Helen. Finally met up with him in time to get on the bus. Thought I had lost him, but then again!!!!! We left the ship at 3pm and did our own thing. We didn’t do the optional excursion; we thought we would see what we wanted to see. The excursion was 48e each. The excursion was called Delos Apollo Sanctuary.
We went by ‘tender’ bus to the island. We had a terrific time on Mykonos. We went with some of the others and walked around Mykonos. It is a beautiful island. It is one of the smallest of the Cycladic group. It is only 10 miles long and 7 miles wide. Its 2 highest peaks, both names Profitis Ilias are less than 1197 feet above sea level. It is very much a holiday spot and very expensive.
The houses on the hillside are all painted white and most have blue doors and windows. The walkways are pebbled and really only motor scooters can get through. We saw quite a lot of Smart cars which explains why they are small and narrow (they fit through the alleyways). Helen was impressed with these as she has one also. They came in all colours and some ere 4 seats, Helen’s only has 2.
We stopped at the wind mills on top of the hill. . It was so windy. It nearly blew me away. There were 4 with tops on and 1 that didn’t have a top. They were tied down and not working; maybe it was too windy for them too.
We walked back down and found a nice cafe/restaurant and had a drink. The guy (Wally’s cousin) said to come back at 7.30pm and see the sunset. It is something to see.
We walked further around the island and when it was time to come back to the bus for our transfer to the ship (the buses leave every ½ hour), the sun was setting and we got some fantastic photos from the bus and also when we got back to the ship.
Came back and went to bed, exhausted. Maybe from walking, maybe from being tired.
We had to go to level 8 for our tea as it was close to 8.30. Sat with Kel, Liz, Wally & Helen and had our tea then we went to bed and hit the bed, running. We were so tired. The fresh air on land, really tires you out.