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I’m met at the port by Nickolas, a self proclaimed ambassador of this beautiful chain of Islands, and who extols their virtues at every opportunity. It’s 8.30 on a warm evening, as several hundred other also exit the same ferry. He tells me that the island only has 5 taxis, and they’ve all been taken. So we need to wait for the bus to our small village up in the hills.
We are here for a gastronomy ...
A Day of Food
... in the grounds of our apartment. Of course, this was not for convenience or any other practical reasons; it was because it gave a nice backdrop over the sea, and looked good on camera. But it made a nice piece, with the ever cheerful Nickolas taking the role of the chef’s assistant. He also proved to be the fastest person in our group for chasing items around the garden, which the constantly gusting wind blew from the table.
The evening closed in ...
Milos
... By chance a French officer was nearby and amazed at the find and managed to persuade the islander to search for the other half of the statute which he promptly found. Realizing the artistic value of the statute, the French officer asked the French vice-consul for Milos to arrange to purchase it. While an initial agreement with the French had therefore been reached, when they arrived to pay and collect it, they found that the farmer had already sold it to the Prince of Moldavia. ...
Hike to the beach on Milos
Well today is our last day on Milos. We decide that we are going to take it easy, my feet are overjoyed! So it`s the usual exciting stuff of reading swimming and later supervising the packing. We have to be up early tomorrow as Manos is taking us down to the port at 6-25. Strange how the Greeks name their children after holiday companies. Think I will name my next one Cosmos.
We are ...
Cheap day on the beach
We have breakfast and Jean decides we are going to the beach we visited a couple of days ago, Achivadalimini. We call in at the bakers for provisions and 96 minutes later we arrive just about 7 km!
Had a few swims but Jean declines other activities. Very quiet on the beach so not any scenery to view unfortunately.
We head back about 5pm and after ...