Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos is an island in the southern Aegean Sea.  It has posh resorts, white sand beaches and radiant blue waters.  Its 33 square miles and has about 10,000 residents.  It dates back to the early 11^th century.

We arrived at lunchtime and were surprised at the barrenness of the island.  It appears to be very rocky and the only trees are those planted around houses.  All the houses are white, made of concrete and again very white.

We went ashore and not only are all the houses white, white coloured trims around doors and windows, but the concrete between the cobblestones is painted white, the tree trunks are painted white – everything is painted white.  The heat and the reflection of all the white concrete was incredible.  We walked up the hill and we were dripping with sweat.

Nearly passing out from the glare and heat we headed back down past the windmills and little Venice where you could see the houses hanging over the water.  We stopped at a café and had gelato and cooled down.  People watched for a while and decided we just couldn’t be bothered walking any move.  Paddled in the water and wished I had brought my swimmers as the colour and clarity of the water was so tempting.

Back on board to cool down and I think we must be the only ones that have come back – we were the only ones at happy hour but regardless we have had enough in 3 hours and were just happy to sit in the shade and people watch.