Pension Matina Mykonos

... must cover their shoulders and wear a modest length shirt. Some churches might allow long pants for women. Be prepared by carrying a wrap that can be used as a skirt or to cover arms. Men should wear a sleeved shirt & long pants.


The market was near the marina. Thelea, from Exas Yachts, had given us some suggestions in her final communication as to what we needed to buy. While Shirley and I ...

... 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 ...

It’s a little cool outside for a party island that is famous for its nude beaches and all-night dance clubs. This is the first time that I wished we were visiting Greece during the tourist season since the town almost feels empty and the beaches deserted.

This is ...

... We've finally arrived on the land of Greek souvlaki! No more imports! This is the 'real deal'!

We decided not to take a tour today, choosing to take our own walking tour! As we walked away from the Port Tender at the marina, it seemed like we were continually walking in a Greek flag as the the colour of choice around the town of Mykonos was white and blue. It seemed, everyone had cube shaped white houses ...

... from landing on our mattresses, and this happened each time we returned to our cozy little home. (Luckily it didn't rain.)
We were right on the beach, however, and the pool was great, so it did turn out to be a good decision. We took a bus into town that afternoon to check out what else there was and walked through the narrow, blue and white painted Greek streets and buildings that are seen in every postcard and poster on the country ...

... to trek around the island as we so pleased - we were trying to get Vespas but it was too windy for non-Europeans to rent them. Americans don't get too much practice on Vespas in tight roadways back in the states. Either way, we chose the high road to our beaches and raced away on our 4-wheeler that reached a top speed of 15mph......I'm surprised our necks didn't snap due to that G-force speed ...

... of the Paradise club - they had been promoting it like mad. When you get off the ferry at any port, you are instantly inundated with people pushing flyers and waving pictures of their accomodation and bars at you, and these guys were one of them. we also saw them in town a couple of times, and everywhere you go there are posters advertising the night. Apparently they were expecting about 1200 people there, i dont think that many actually came, but we got special privleges because ...

... our first destination, MYKONOS! Excitedly we hurried to our cabin/dog house! We were quite amused by the conditions we were about to spend the nest 2 nights in! With barely any room to move and fiberglass walls we dumped our belongings and headed for the beach! The evening was our first real experience of Mykonos! After almost missing the departure bus with the group and holding it for Rae and Maree (wouldn't it be great if Rae and Maree were not late ...

... to take us there or take a bus; I'm not sure. I've noticed that the corkscrew in the room is securely fastened so if we take a bottle of wine, it will have to be a screw top. I've told Michael that he has to leave me alone there for about half an hour to take it all in; speaking of which, some of you don't know that Michael has given us names for this trip: he is Zorba The Greek and I am Abzorba The Greek. Isn't he funny ...

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.