We were here at Mykonos 40 years ago, remembering the quaint white-painted houses and blue rooves of the town on small island. Then, we landed at a small wharf off an inter-islands ferry, and were met by a throng of people all whom had something to sell, including overnight accommodation - one of which we accepted.
Today's part of the quaint Mykonos as we remember it ... this is where our 1975 accommodation could have been (we remember an entrance to the house where our room was, being up some steps)
The actual town appeared to be the same, white and nestled on the side of the hills, but the rest of the island had grown. And all around, what we remembered as virtually unspoilt rocky hills, was now dotted with resort style accommodation. As elsewhere, there were lots of cafes and some good shops. I'm over shopping, although I did buy a couple of necklaces.
We walked up to the famous windmills that looked a little neglected. Greg sat in a cafe on the old waterfront that we remembered, while I shopped. Then we had lunch at a taverna. I picked out a sea bass which they then cooked for us. Add a couple of beers and a Greek salad to share and we had a fresh delicious lunch. A bit expensive but really lovely.
A visitor to our lunchtime restaurant. Mykonos has a couple of pelicans who freely wander through the narrow streets of the main town
Back on board the news was not good - high winds and swell for our trip to Limnos. As soon as we left the shelter of Mykonus harbour, the rolling started.
Anne and Bob had met a couple of Americans, Hal and Nancy who were planning a trip to Australia so the 4 of us plus 2 friends of Hal had arranged to have dinner ar the Colonnade. Greg was the first one to drop out. He took some TravelCalm herbal seasickness tablets, had a shower and went to bed. Anne, Bob and I met Hal, Nancy, Lucy and Bob for dinner but before the main course was served Bob retired to take some sea sickness tablets. Sitting at the table we thought the wind had dropped but once we stood up we realised it hadnt as we swayed back to our suites.
There was Greg sitting on the lounge with the waste paper bin in front of him. He had already been sick twice and was feeling awful so I called Guest Services who then transferred us to the ship's Medical Services. After a discussion about his current medication, the nurse decided a seasickness injection was the best option so she came to our suite, checked his blood pressure which she said was high, then gave him the injection. He was asleep in 10-15 minutes and had about 10-11 hours sleep that night.
As a precaution I had already taken a couple TravelCalm so I topped up with 1/4 of an Avomine and slept well.