SELECT VACATION MODE

1. Take the slow ferry to Milos from Pireas, 8 hours, and arrive at 15:35. 
2. Catch the bus to Pollonia. 1,60 Euros each for a 20 minute ride with three or four stops.
3. Locate hotel, check in, and drop off luggage.  Change into swimming suit.   Thirty minutes.
4. Walk to sandy beach, about 5 minutes, go swimming among the boats for as long as you wish. Shower, change and go find dinner.  
5. Breakfast is included with the room by booking online.  Enjoy Greek yogurt, toast, cereal and milk, fruit, coffee or tea and homemade fig or apple cinnamon jam.
6. Grab a handful of brochures from the hotel office.  Confront your choices of things to do.  How many times are you going to vacation on a Greek island?  What have you always wanted to do? 
7. Arrange for a half day kayaking excursion for the next day and if they're too full, take a windsurfing lesson.  If you like it, do it again.  At least twice.  Try scuba diving.  Then spend the afternoon swimming and shopping local venues, or take a nap. 
8.  You will need Euros more than your credit card.
9. Make three reservations for an all day trip on the Mama Maria - 60 Euros each.  Save 15 Euros over the kayaking trip in the process.  Spend the day stopping at various Milos beaches by boat.
10. Enjoy the view, apply sunscreen, take a 1000 pictures, swim and investigate beautiful underwater realms and caves, watch the tiny tropical fish. 

Adamas after wind-surfing.

 Leaving our Gyropita lunch spot a little better than we found it although
aware of making a very small difference in the great scheme of things.  They need
the Adopt a Highway program.  

Note to self: finding a cool quote and writing it in your journal 

is not a substitute for Getting. It. Done. 

 ~Betsy Cañas Garmon

Morning Sun, Pireas, Athens!  See you again all too soon.

Headed out to sea - Milos by ferry - uh...where IS Gate E9?
 (See previous picture of me with backpack on.  Now picture three worried women running,
 or at least propelling forward in my case, 100 meters with said backpacks to save  ferry tickets and plans.)
132,00 Euros each for the slow ferry.  FYI - we took the fast ferry back one week later - four hours.

As you can see, we made it.  Ferry's Wake

Step One: Remove Shoes.
Step Two: Wash Feet
Step Three: Board Boat

Kleftico

Kleftico - Pirate hiding places.



Even if you happen to have  really stormy seas on the way back to port and you happen to get very sea sick, at the end of the day, it  may have been the most awesome boat ride you have ever been on in your entire life up to this point and it will have been worth every terrifying and exhilarating moment.