Since May 10, 2011, we have been resting comfortably on the island of Mykonos. It is Monday, May 16, 2011 now and we have had several days to get rid of our sea legs and just sit in one place for a little while. The flight over here from Athens was all of 30 minutes and although this island is close in distance, it could not be more distant in terms of settings. It is very quiet here and the pace of life is much slower than on the mainland.
We are at the quiet end of the island too. Our hotel is at the end of the main road, as far away from Mykonos Town as you could possibly be. We are staying in a nice place about 250 yards off of Kalafatis Beach, which is about a 15-minute drive from the town. You need to have a rental car here but that is not a problem because there are dozens of competing outlets throughout the island and one within walking distance of our hotel. We rented a small 5-speed automatic Chevy. We have found most of the beaches and have already been into town several times. We are loading up on t-shirts and evil eye pendants, which are both must-have souvenirs.
Kalafatis Beach is the beach that the windsurfers like on Mykonos. That is because it is at this beach that they are exposed to the best windy conditions on the island. For the first couple of days we could understand why a windsurfer would like it here, but the past several days have been beautiful and today, some of the guests including Mrs. Gym are catching rays next to the pool. Later in the day we plan on getting away from the hotel again and driving to our favorite beach which is Kalo Livadi, about 5 minutes away.
This is a good time of year to be on Mykonos. The summer madness has not really started yet. However, the other day Mrs. Gym and I saw an example of the summer crowd that starts to arrive soon. One young fellow was staggering along the promenade in town far out ahead of the evening party crowd. He was negotiating the stone walkway with a complex 4-step routine that changed with every yard. Even more amazing was that his rambling gait took him right along the edge of the harbor wall and he did not fall over the side. A police car that I thought was going to give him some grief simply waited for him to get by a narrow area and then wheeled around him, likely on its way to some Greek donut shop further on down the way.
Since we got here there have been some strikes that may affect us getting out of here. The airlines have already bumped us once and we fully expect that we will get bumped again before we are scheduled to leave the island. However, things could be worse than being delayed on Mykonos for a bit.
Unfortunately, we will be home very soon.
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| Our favourite beach Kalo Livadi |
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| The famous windmills of Mykonos |
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| A windy day on the point. The windmills are behind us. |
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| Gym between the windmills about to lift off |
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| Note the wooden room in the middle of the picture hanging over the sea |
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| This is that room from the inside. It is a cool little pub. |
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Little Venice in Mykonos town
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| These small Greek Orthodox churches are everywhere |
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| A great shot of Mykonos town. Little Venice is on the far right. |
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| Can a car get through there? |
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| No problem? They have one inch to spare on either side. |
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| Gym's ride on Mykonos. It is smaller than a mini. |
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Scene from our room. On calm nights you can hear the mandolin from the
Fish Taverna in the village that you see in the right-middle of the photo. |
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