Today we docked in Mykonos.
Not far from Mykonos lays Delos, “The Island of Light”. Our excursion today was to Delos: Birthplace
of Artemis & Apollo. According to
mythology, Zeus fell in love with a beautiful Titaness named Leto, but when his
wife discovered his infidelity, she forbade Mother Earth to give Leto
refuge. Lonely and pregnant, Leto
wandered the earth until the island appeared amid the waves so that she would
have a place to give birth to twins: Artemis, goddess of the hunt and virginity
and Apollo, the god of truth and light.
After we reached the island of Delos by chartered boat or
Tour Guide took us through the ruin’s
explaining what we were seeing. Our
guide was not only a licensed Tour Guide she was also an archeologist. She took us all through the ruins explaining
the entire layout and what each of the areas were in this ancient city. Among
the ruins is the Avenue of the Lions were replicas (the originals are in the
Museum on the island out of the elements) of the 7th century Naxian
marble beasts crouch in silent vigilance at the sacred lake where Leto gave birth.
Beyond, a path leads to Mt Kynthos, where Zeus observed the
event. We were then given free time to
explore the Museum on the island.
We took the boat back to Mykonos. Back in Mykonos it was hot, humid and windy,
really windy. High today was 86 degrees
with 67% humidity and 34 mile an hour winds.
After walking around Delos for a couple of hours we needed a little cool
refreshment. We found a little gelato/ice cream shop and sat and enjoyed a
yummy gelato. We then explored the old town
of Mykonos. It’s winding streets of
shops, restaurants, houses and bars.
The heat and wind began to be unbearable and we decided to
head back to the ship. My hair and face were pretty windblown and sunburned. This vacation has not been kind to either my
hair or face.
I relaxed for awhile in the cabin before we headed to the
Main Dining room for dinner. Then a
stroll around the ship to listen to the entertainment in the ships
lounges. There’s nothing spectacular in
the way of entertainment on this ship.
That’s the problem of having such incredibly talented friends no one else measures up.
Back to the Cabin for the night. Our second towel animal of the trip.
Goodnight!
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