Vigla Hotel Amorgos

Today we had a special treat with breakfast, loukoumathes, light, yet
fried donut holes covered with honey and cinnamon. We took a van to
Lagadha, and started up the donkey path to a little church high above
the village. From there we went to a saddle where there were ruins of
windmills, previously used to grind grain. We continued along the
ridge and then around the side of Mt. Kourkelos to a sheer cliff drop
off wher we had fantastic ...

... provided us with homemade Raki. Think
scotch with cinnamon and cloves (although several of our prior samples
tasted like hooch).
Somehow we stayed upright for dinner: green beans, tiropita (small
turnover samosa size with soft cheese), zuchini pie (Filo, feta,
zukes, spices, egg ), and then enormous helpings of moussaka with a
light creamy clove bechamel sauce. Somehow ice cream was also consumed
as well as homemade red wine and bread.
After ...

Amorgos was quite amazing! Sorry it took so long to talk about it, it also had expensive internet :S. Unlike the other islands we've been to, Amorgos was TALL. We spend a lot of time climbing winding switchbacks up mountain sides and back down. Our first day was spent at the local campsite beach in the wind. The campsite was friendly and not exactly enlgish friendly. We had quite a few hilarious converstions trying to order food at the resteraunt, but we managed to find an ...

After tiring night trip from Paros to Amorgos, one day to rest was necessary. Yeepee, the beach is really coooool. Then we had nice walks in the rocky heights of Amorgos, but worthy for the great views!! We also went to visit the town/places where Le Grand Bleu was shot. Most important, we had amazing food!!

... focus all my energy on that very moment on top of a Greek mountain inside the tiny Greek monastery. I climbed out only to be greeted by the most beautiful sunset l saw on the cruise. I stood on top of the mountain and thanked God for that moment! We ventured into the little village surrounding the monastery and then returned back to the ship to get showered and dressed for dinner. We all me up on deck before venturing off in the mini van back up yet another coastal road ...

Well here we're in Mykonos, Greece :) Athens sucked pretty much. We were suprised at how dirty it was... It was our first time in a hostel too. It was clean enough, but noisy. And we shared our room with a swiss couple but they got there at 2amish, and we left at 4amish to meet up for the tour at 5.45am. The ferry ride was ok - 5hrs long, but we paid 5euros for a comfy seat and slept for most of it, due to only a couple hours of sleep the night before ...

... I met up with him and he was most welcoming and showed me where Janet's house was. We then went and sat for an hour or so in his house; I met his daughter who is an interpreter in Athens. Michaelis was a bit depressed; When he was young, he had fallen in love with an english nanny who came with her "family to Amorgos on holiday. After a few years they had decided to marry, and she'd come from Yorkshire to live with him. They had a couple of kids and every year she used to go back ...

We're still on Paros, waiting for our boat (it leaves at 2). Monday evening we ate at a little Turkish restaurant and A-L made quite an impression on the owner, announcing that she didn't want to make a real baby because her dog is her baby. There were also some laughs about modern music: as the owner put it, "It's five note, turut-turut, a woman singing just five note, what music is that?! I don't understand." Yesterday, after much ...

A beautiful Island with few people and fewer tourists. Stay at Marias, everywhere else is basic. The restaurant on the western edg of the harbour is great with great views. A walk over to the east has a fabulous beach. Would be a paradise were it not for the wasps. It was like a bad re-make of the Wicker Man.