Archondoula Studios Milos

... we managed to get a shot of me jumping off ten+ meter cliffs into the ocean. Mirna conquered her fear of heights and jumped of a very large rock, without screaming. We then just lay around in the sun, and fell deeper in love with Milos. Besides the heavenly water, and sparkling beaches there is, how shall i put it, cheese. Yesterday we ate the best grilled and spicy goats cheese. And for a couple cursed with lactose intolerance we can proudly say it was worth it.

-Aaron

... 8217;s engine was too weak and died. So, we rolled down the hill backwards in order to start again.

Some people came up to us and told us we would need to back up as far as possible and hit the hill with a running start and with as much power as we could get. So, we backed up about 150 feet for a running start and tried again. This time we made it half way up the steep part (about 1,500 feet of road) and the engine gave out again because it was just too weak to avoid ...

... we were concerned that we must not have used correct Greek when ordering and we wanted to correct our error. So, to help us correct our apparent mistake we said, “What do you call two glasses of red wine?” He replied in English, “I say two glasses of red wine”. We explained that we understood how to say it in English, but we wanted to know how to say it correctly in Greek.. He gave us a very clear and enlightening ...

... place in those two "Kafenios". Manolis food is delicious. At first you should try the "small fish "(show with your hands that you mean a big portion) Do not say -fish- the Greek name for this delicacy is "small fisss", don't BUY RED WINE. Ask for retzina or white Wine, or if you are very thirsty, point your finger to the beer drum. Drink the beer from the drum not from bottles. The bear that he serves is Amstel, but when it's served from the drum it ...

Milos is a first for the ship and Oceania Line. It does not get many cruise ships and the almost enclosed harbour made for easy tendering ashore. Some passengers a bit miffed about missing Mykonos, having read about it not sure what they were upset about as it seems its main attraction these days there is night life, and somewhat dangerous, and we were ...

... below the land/road level and we had to climb down a very, very steep slope in order to reach it.

I enjoyed the whole adventure so much but was a little disappointed when I saw so many people at the beach! Many of them had taken a boat to reach there, which is a much easier route. Nevertheless, we stayed on for a while to catch our breath before starting a more challenging ...

... would have put on more appropriate footwear. At the end of our journey, my poor beautiful beaded slippers I bought from Bali
were totally destroyed!


From Vorina Bay to Chora (Hora):

We stayed for quite some time on this beach as we were rather tired from all the climbing. Climbing upwards to the road level was harder than going down. By the time we reached the road, it was already early ...

... amazing water. One hour was definitely not enough time on this beautiful beach. Our next beach was the once again beautiful and red Paleochori beach where l made sure l had a quick dip in its turquoise waters and then walked through a small archway from one beach to the next. I sat on a red rock, listening to Shakira in the distance and gazed at the breathtaking colors surrounding me. Walking back l came across a bright orange colored rock in the water, (Orange became the ...

Today we decided to rent a car! It is so easy to rent thing abroad, we gave them our expired driver license and they thought nothing of it.haha. We did some off roading down some really hairy dirt paths that went right along the cliffs right down to the ocean, had the best time just driving around and exploring. So then decided that we want to drive ...

... was waiting. ************* the way back, the Captain thought he could shake the Aussies by telling us to sit right at the front of the Yacht as it navigated the angry waters. Unfortunately for the Greeks and fortunately for us, angry waters here is similar to a mildly windy day at Williamstown beach. Very extreme! Other than that, we have spent every day at the beach and every night at a bar. We are here for another full day and intend on continuing our action plan until we leave.