More Views of Mikonos
More of the maze of little streets and lots of staircases.
Coffee very close to the water!
The blue and white of the Cyclades
On our first day in Mikonos marina where we were sheltering from the meltemi wind, Mari and Pete caught the seabus into town and came back with a very appropriate bottle of wine!! (and it tasted good too!)
From Mikonos we sailed across to Finikas on Siros Island, then on to Loutra on Kithnos Island. Here we tested the hot springs flowing into the sea on the beach - very hot water!! Some amazing snorkelling further out from the beach.
Sounion Bay
A wonderful bay on the southern point of mainland Greece. We anchored beneath Posiedon's Temple up on the cliffs.
The following day we walked up the hill past Athene's temple to the top. Here we are standing at Posiedon's temple looking down to Serenity in the bay.
Huge flowers of the agave plants.
Views of the temple.
Before it was fenced off, many people had carved their name in the stones including Byron.
We then sailed north up the coast of mainland Greece heading for Porto Rafti.
On the way we anchored in this bay at Tourkolimano. In the evening there was a wedding at this church on the headland and we enjoyed their fireworks at midnight!
We walked around the bay and out on this spit where we came across amazing patterns in the clay.
Next stop was Porto Rafti.
Will it or won't it pay out??
This was the time of the crisis in Greece when they had not been able to pay back their loans, had voted against austerity measures imposed by the europe as a condition of further bailout loans, and so were at risk of having to leave the eurozone. All banks were closed for 3 weeks and Greeks were only able to withdraw 60 euros a day from the ATMs. We were lucky to be able to withdraw our usual limit and some places were still accepting payment by card.
In Greece you often hear the cicadas but it is quite rare to see one. They make a loud noise by vibrating membranes on their sides.
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