Today is Thanksgiving in Canada. We had no excursion booked since we were in
Mykonos in 2014. There was no need to
set an alarm. The Equinox (2580
passengers) was docked, but there were two other ships anchored in the harbour,
Mein Schiff-3 (2506 passengers) and Thomson Dream (1500 passengers). This morning was sunny and 19 C with a light
wind.
We took the shuttle bus to the “Old Port”, it was about
ten minutes. We strolled along the
narrow passages and streets of the Clora Town, the main village of
Mykonos. We found the six windmills and
took a look inside the entry by donation only windmill that just had a main
floor and loft. The loft housed the
windmill mechanism, once used to turn the grind stone below to grind the grain
to make flour. We found the little
Venice area with restaurants that looked out onto the harbour from cantilevered
balconies. There were also lots of shops
selling souvenirs, electronics, shoes, handbags, jewelry and clothing. We browsed in a few of the clothing stores
and saw a blue Greek cotton crinkle cotton dress. At one intersection with a small square there
was a crowd of people watching a pelican preening itself. It was several streets from the water and did
not seem to mind the audience. We even
found a beach and tested the water which would be about 18 C and clear. Swimmers were not cringing as they entered
the water. After 2 ½ hours of wandering
we stopped at a restaurant, Kadena, that faced the marina of the inner harbour.
The waiter used a small Ipad
to take our order. We ordered a Mythos beer and a cold cappuccino. The Mythos
beer bottle had a cap top that had a pull tab to remove the cap. We also ordered a baked feta cheese
appetizer. It was sooo good. There was a little sautéed green pepper, red
onion and sliced tomato topped with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese and
drizzled with olive oil then baked. The
one appetizer was enough for the two of us. When the waiter presented our bill he also
brought us a complimentary shot of limoncello. When we finished, we made the
short walk to the Seabus boat to go back to the pier where the ship was
docked. It took less than 15 minutes. The predicted high for today was 23 C but
when we returned to the ship it was 29 C and sunny. We relaxed for the
afternoon, stopping at the Café al Bacio a couple of times.
We went to Deck 5’s promenade to watch the ship sail out
of the harbour. As the ship swung around
to leave the harbour another ship, Celestyal Nefeli (1074 passengers,) was
approaching took the berth that our ship had just vacated.
Pat and Frank decided not to dine in the dining room this
evening. We enjoyed our dinner with
Brendene and Brian. The Appetizers
chosen were Shrimp Cocktail and Scallop and Shrimp Salad. The entrées were Snapper fillet on chickpeas
and Clam, Mussel, Scallop and Lobster on wide noodles with a light seafood
sauce. The dessert selection was Crème Brulé
and Ricotta cheesecake.
Tonight’s show featured entertainers, David Schofield (pianist)
and Greg London (singer) plus the production cast singer, Taty. Greg received two encores.
Tomorrow’s
destination is Athens, Greece. The distance to its port city of Piraeus is 95 nautical
miles from Mykonos.
Total distance today is 6.37
miles.
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