Mykonos, nicknamed the "island of the winds" was living up to it's reputation when we arrived. The winds were gusting to 30 knots. With our stateroom being at the very front of the ship, we could feel the bow thrusters right underneath of us. It took the ship a solid hour to push itself against the wind and get tied up. I thought someone had dropped a quarter into the "magic fingers" machine in our cabin.
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| Cool day for the beach. Needed that warm fleece ;) |
The island is about 33 square miles around and a little over 1100 feet at the highest point. The landscape is rocky with boulders thrown about to create the feeling of texture. Mykonos is a party island, known for non-stop nightlife and plenty of beaches. No ruins to visit, but great shopping. On our walk around the island we stopped at one of the iconic landmarks, 'the Windmills'. They were built by the Venetians in the 16th century to mill flour and now grace most of the postcards and paintings on the island. We were sensing a theme for the day.
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| The Windmills of Mykonos |
The houses are painted in lovely colors as long as that color is white with blue or red trim. The paint wheel at the Mykonos hardware store must be very limited.
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| The Church or our Lady (all in white) |
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| Our favorite door on this visit included the less usual red trim |
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| Look, a white boat with blue trim. |
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| Flowers and plants are striking next to the white background |
While the nightlife is said to be wild, the daytime proved to be a little sleepy and suspiciously like being hungover. Not surprisingly activity started on the island around one in the afternoon. After a final walk through town we headed back to the ship. Next up is a two-day stopover in Athens.
Mykonos is at 37.44N, 25.35E. Weather was sunny and a cool 65 degrees with 30 mile/hour winds.
Cheers,
P&J
