Breakfast on our wonderful balcony watching the change of the cruise ship guard again. This morning saw the arrival of Norwegian Jade and as soon as she anchored swarms of launches sped out to the ship to ferry passengers the short distance to the jetty at Santorini. I don't think many of them braved the climb up to Fira town.
As soon as we had finished breakfast our bags were collected, we checked out and walked up the hill to the church where our mini bus was to pick us up. This time the journey to the port was completed in about 10 minutes as opposed to about an hour when we arrived, meaning we had time to kill at the ferry terminal. We drank the most expensive coffee in Greece at a taverna opposite the terminal and boarded our ferry which was about 30 mins late.
My recollection of Greek ferries all those years ago is that they were always late and frequently cancelled. They are certainly much better now but do tend to be late. The ferry stopped at Ios and Naxos on the way to Mykonos and was again delayed at each port of call. However, it was a pleasant journey with great views all along the way.
On arriving at Mykonos, taxis seemed in very short supply but after about 20 mins we were on our way to out hotel in the resort of Aghia Ioannis. The hotel and surroundings are are lovely and lunch was taken overlooking the sea and of course a swim followed.
A leisurely afternoon followed and just before 7pm another wonderful sunset was observed.
As soon as we had finished breakfast our bags were collected, we checked out and walked up the hill to the church where our mini bus was to pick us up. This time the journey to the port was completed in about 10 minutes as opposed to about an hour when we arrived, meaning we had time to kill at the ferry terminal. We drank the most expensive coffee in Greece at a taverna opposite the terminal and boarded our ferry which was about 30 mins late.
My recollection of Greek ferries all those years ago is that they were always late and frequently cancelled. They are certainly much better now but do tend to be late. The ferry stopped at Ios and Naxos on the way to Mykonos and was again delayed at each port of call. However, it was a pleasant journey with great views all along the way.
On arriving at Mykonos, taxis seemed in very short supply but after about 20 mins we were on our way to out hotel in the resort of Aghia Ioannis. The hotel and surroundings are are lovely and lunch was taken overlooking the sea and of course a swim followed.
A leisurely afternoon followed and just before 7pm another wonderful sunset was observed.
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