03: To Mykonos

 

Syros (above)

After a drink and cookie in the lobby, the bus picked us up and we were off to the ferry, where we upgraded our seats to get to the more comfy seats front of the boat. Always worth getting away from the commoners.  The high speed cat was very nice, with stops in Syros and Tinos before we got to our island.  All in all, very comfy and easy, the just under 4 hours just blew by.  And I got to watch two episodes of Dallas (Season 9 - The Dream Season) en route.

View of our hotel in the distance, at the end of the peninsula, between the 2 white boats

On the island, a quick bus ride to our hotel and our rooms were ready.  And they are very nice.  The hotel has 2 pools, both salt water.  The rooms below us have semi private pools, cool.  The beach is a mere minute down the path below our hotel.

While Lisa and Wayne and Linda sat at the main pool, I strolled down to the smaller pool for a fancy drink.  Twelve Euros.  And it wasn't that good.  So that will be my first and last at this hotel.  Other drink menu items include milkshakes for 9 Euros - $13Cdn.  Are they wacko or what?

one of the views from our patio

Out Transat rep gave us the low down on the island, and it was unanimous that it was the best brief we ever got on any trip anywhere. 

Finally we got something to eat at a taverna, called Nikos (traditional Greek food restaurant) on the beach.  It was great.  The beaches here are public, the chairs and umbrellas on the beach are owned by the tavernas usually and can cost between 10 and 30 Euros each depending on the beach.  The chairs in front of this taverna will be free for the week for us since we ate and will eat here.  Our beach, the chairs are typically 10 Euros each.

Lisa just in the smaller more private pool - a bit cold.  I know I stuck in my toe, that was enough.  I then talked her into the other pool, which has two levels, and it got warmer each time she went to the next pool.  I stuck my toes in - too cold.  The sun was going down, the air cooling.  The weather so far has been sunny skies, temperatures 25-30C during the day and 20 give or take in the evenings.

Dinner was at Nikos' competition on the beach.  And it was ok, the service ok.  And that's being kind on both counts.  We ending the evening with drinks (tiny little booze bottles we gathered during our club class flight from Toronto) on our deck that overlooks the ocean - spectacular.  Images will be coming soon.

Ya sas.