i should preface that i've been to the rest of the islands once before about a year and a half ago when i came with cat. however, we came in october which was the end of the tourist season so the islands were essentially dead. the sun was decent but it definitely got chilly at night. while i had a fantastic time, i didn't feel like i got my full greek experience. so this time around, despite choosing the same islands again, i was interested to see how different the vibe was.
we arrived in mykonos and headed to our camping hostel near paradise beach. yea, camping hostel. pert and i essentially slept in the equivalent of a tool shed made of thick canvas that had 8 beds in it and then had a separate bathroom area that everyone shared. if you wanted, you could have also pitch a tent. see, i wasn't joking about the camping. the weirdest thing about this 'hostel' was the vast difference between where we slept/showered compared to the common area. if you didn't know any better, you would've thought that we were at a luxury resort. there was a super nice pool which a bunch of lounge chairs and sofas along with a bar that played hip music. yea...made no sense to me but i was ok with spending as little time in our room as possible!
the first full day we had there, i headed to the island of delos for a day trip by myself to check out some more ruins. this island is a 40 minute ferry ride from mykonos and is essentially a museum on its own. people don't live there but there are numerous ruins that are still up from the city that once existed. it's nerdy, but i really enjoyed just walking around and just thinking how centuries ago, this was a city and there were people that carried about these paths and buildings living life. there was also a cool peak there you could climb up to which gave you a wonderful view of the surrounding islands. i will say that after delos, i had my fill of ruins ;)
pert and i hit up paradise beach after i got back from delos and it was quite the sight. people warn you of the nude beaches in europe, but i was not ready for what i saw there. i mean, i suppose i need to give props to the old 50-70 year old men and women who were not ashamed to flaunt what they had...but 1. gravity has taken its toll on their bits and 2. you can't tell me you're truly comfortable sprawled out on the sand wearing absolutely nothing. sand gets everywhere.
later that night, we hit the town with some bermudans that we met. since being in greece, my perception of time has been terrible! i mean, i really have no idea what day of the week it is anymore. the time of day hasn't been an issue, but the sun didn't set over there until about 8:45pm so that threw everything off for me. next thing you knew, it was 4am and time for this granny to go to bed! i will say that mykonos wasn't nearly as crazy as i thought it'd be, but it isn't quite high season yet. i was ok with it...i don't think i would've had the energy to deal with the high season crowd!
the next morning, we caught a speed boat to santorini. though my time in mykonos was short, i was ok with it. this island is worth seeing if you've never been, but i think the other islands have more to offer in addition to the party scene. we actually found out that there was a strike going on that day in athens so we were not sure if our boat would be running or not, but we lucked out!
we arrived in mykonos and headed to our camping hostel near paradise beach. yea, camping hostel. pert and i essentially slept in the equivalent of a tool shed made of thick canvas that had 8 beds in it and then had a separate bathroom area that everyone shared. if you wanted, you could have also pitch a tent. see, i wasn't joking about the camping. the weirdest thing about this 'hostel' was the vast difference between where we slept/showered compared to the common area. if you didn't know any better, you would've thought that we were at a luxury resort. there was a super nice pool which a bunch of lounge chairs and sofas along with a bar that played hip music. yea...made no sense to me but i was ok with spending as little time in our room as possible!
the hostel lounge area
the beach next to the hostel
the first full day we had there, i headed to the island of delos for a day trip by myself to check out some more ruins. this island is a 40 minute ferry ride from mykonos and is essentially a museum on its own. people don't live there but there are numerous ruins that are still up from the city that once existed. it's nerdy, but i really enjoyed just walking around and just thinking how centuries ago, this was a city and there were people that carried about these paths and buildings living life. there was also a cool peak there you could climb up to which gave you a wonderful view of the surrounding islands. i will say that after delos, i had my fill of ruins ;)
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