Windy on Mykonos

This morning we had breakfast delivered to our cabin at the early hour of ten to six, then we turned up in the theatre (the meeting place for organised trips) at 6.45 a.m. all ready for our trip. This was planned for the island of Delos, which is a short ferry ride from today’s port of call, Mykonos. Time went by and it was announced that we were waiting for the port authorities to confirm that the ferry to Delos would be running today, because it was rather windy. In fact the nickname of Mykonos is The Windy Island. After waiting for an hour-and-a-half we were told that the ferry wouldn’t be running today so the tour was cancelled. It couldn’t be helped so we jumped onto the next tender and were soon wandering the narrow and winding streets of Mykonos old town. There was very little wind once you got away from the shore because you were sheltered by the houses. It’s very pretty with five white windmills at the one end of the town; all cylindrical in shape with tiny windows and pointed roofs. We also strolled through the Little Venice area, which consists of old fishing houses built directly on the front, with balconies overlooking the sea. 

Back at the port we had a coffee and enjoyed the views before taking a tender back to the ship for some serious relaxing.