Psarou Beach Mykonos

... husbands, prepared to set sail. And sail we did!


Our Gyros

1 lb boneless pork loin

1 teaspoon each of sea salt, black pepper, paprika, and finely crushed oregano

olive oil

white wine

4 pieces of thin pita bread

1 cup of tzatziki (see recipe in entry 2)

1 medium onion, sliced

1 tomato, sliced

Fried potatoes

Slice the meat ...

... close to the marina that has music coming from it. I ate a lamb dish for dinner and since the Greeks eat dinner very late in the day and will frequently make an evening of it, it wasn't until close to 11 PM that we left the taverna.

I went back to the yacht to dress in my club clothes and to go to one of the few dance clubs that remained open over the winter. Although it wasn’t packed, the club was still a lot of fun and we had a great time.

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.

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One of the most recognized landmarks on Mykonos has been their windmills. These mills were once used to refine grain and compact it for transport. A fairly strong wind year round made this a great location.

The intinerary had the Ruby departing Mykonos at 2pm so we made our way back to the tender at the marina in plenty of time to catch a lunch on board. After lunch, we chose to relax around the ...

... our rentals to three "manual" scooters.
The ride back was troublesome to say the least for me. I just could not get the hang of driving a scooter and decided to go as slow as possible to avoid crashing my bike on the ride to Mykonos Camping. My bike was passed to Kelly, who was a much more competent driver. We spent the day scooting around the island, going to beaches, eating fresh fruit, and enjoying the beautiful mountainous ...

... There were lots of boutique stores, chain stores and local eateries to look at. We decided that people either shop or party while they are at Mykonos because everyone has a shopping bag in their hands as they stroll around. We ended up at a nice Italian little restaurant where we had some non-Greek food. The next day, we went to Paradise beach. This is PARTY central...for sure! We took a bus to the beach. We had to pay for an umbrella to hang out for the day ...

You think the title says it all but you have no idea. Starting at the beginning. So I left Ios, reluctantly, with the intention of heading back after spending two nights in Mykonos. That has all gone to plan and I am writing this from back on Ios, but only because I didn't want to waste any of my precious little time in Mykonos in an internet cafe, Day 1 was a gong show. It.....is just a long story and I don't really want to go into all the detail on here. All is good now thankfully ...

Once again we grace you with our fabulous selves. Aren't you all lucky? :) Since we last wrote we caught the train from Cinqueterre (far too many hills for my liking) to Milan and then a flight to Athens. Since we were flying Olympic airlines, it was delayed by about 50 minutes so we didn't get in til late but it was cool because the lovely Elena met us at the airport (at 1 in the morning) and drove us back to ...

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.