San Antonio Summerland Mykonos

... are still many columns as well as some interesting mosaics. Even with what remains, there is enough to get a good idea of what the island would have been like in its heyday. The best know sculptures on the island are a row of lions.

We anchored within the Bay of Delos and returned in the afternoon for lunch aboard. After we finished exploring the island, we boarded the yacht and returned to Mykonos for the evening. We went to shore and found a ...

... beautiful place with the village full of white-washed buildings scattered around a maze of little streets and alley ways. Just at it seemed that Santorini was made for couples, Mykonos was make for singles and the party life. This is one place that I want to return to again.

... divine. It's funny how two months ago I would hyperventilate every time I did the math and realized how close I was to turning 29, which is so close to 30, which is so close to 35, which is so close to 40... you get the picture. And I'd think, "I don't own a house, I'm not married, I don't know if I want kids, What do I want to do when I grow up? Who am I?" And now I think, "Enh, I'm me. That's all I need to be for right now. We'll see who I am when I get to 29 and ...

... s cabin. But, before you send us hatemail, we would like to reinforce, we Love ABBA! We even Love Meryl Streep! We think she's one of the best actors in the movie business! We just think that Mama Mia was one of the goofiest movies ever made. It reminded us of one of those goofy half hour sitcoms where characters would periodically break out in song. Fortunately, the networks did the right thing and saved us all ...

... where we were staying. We were basically passing the time until our ferry left in the evening. I've never been good at lying around and doing nothing so after a few hours of this I took the bus into town with all my bags. I was going to meet back up with the girls in a few hours. I visited the waterfront and wandered the streets down to Paraportiani Church. This also gave me the opportunity to grab my last Euros in Greece. These as ...

... and hanging out. Around dinner time the UK group invites Step, Dave and I to join them to dinner at a restaurant down by the beach. It was a great choice and many pitchers of wine were consumed...maybe a few too much by one of the UK teachers Reaasa who at one point decided to change dresses with another one of the teachers in the restaurant bathroom...just because they wanted to see if the table would notice. Drunk asses...but funny drunk asses ...

... o.k. Rod was still a bit of a way away & was very hot & bothered by the time he reached the top. Santorini really is just like the postcards - it's soo beautiful! Had a stroll around the streets - discovered that the beaches were on the other side of the island :( It's a bit disappointing that we've been around all these beautiful islands & haven't been able to go for a swim. So then we walked along the top of the hill - the views are ...

... and a beverage. not bad for a flight that only takes two hours... if that! But we got to Rome at around 20:30. Then we had to take anither train to the train station, then change for the metro, then change for the bus. Only good thing is that we knew where we were going, so we didnt have any issues this time. We instructed the other people who were newbies to Rome. It makes me feel powerful... and knowledgeable. Coming somewhere you have already been. And why.... might you ask, are ...

... a noisy road. The beaches of Ornos were pretty, and I was able to hike back along the coast which was MUCH better. The rest of the day was spent working on schoolwork, which is as exciting to write about as a wildebeest's digestive system, so I'll spare you the details. That's it for Greece. Tomorrow we head back to Athens and make our presentations then we have a farewell dinner, then we are off for a week. I will write a summary of Greece tomorrow.

How on Earth did I get to be so lucky?

My family and I went on a cruise of the Greek Islands. We ate a lot, got sea sick once, soaked up the sun, and absorbed the classically beautiful white and blue colours on the islands. There weren't very much ship activities that my sister and I were interested in but Allyson and I did win a bingo game! Mykonos was by far our favorite island because of its beauty.