We packed a lot into our 3 days at Athens: a trip to the Acropolis, lots of
laundry and cleaning, a visit to the barbers and repairs to the boat. Our
trip to the Acropolis started out as a bit of a magical mystery tour, when
we jumped on a bus, hopefully to take us to the metro station, but actually
ended up in the middle of downtown Athens rather lost. The Acropolis was
interesting, but the whole place was just rammed with tourists and is really
one huge construction site with scaffolding everywhere as the restoration
project continues; on the whole, our trip to Delphi was more enjoyable.
After Athens we headed for the Cyclades and so far have had stops at the
islands of Kea, Kithnos and Mikonos. August is peak time for sailing in
Greece and everywhere is very busy. We need to start looking for a mooring
at 4pm as all the little harbours end up completely full and can be quite
noisy. The harbours are always in the middle the little towns and you
usually have tables and chairs from the tavernas on the quayside with people
eating right beside you. Mikonos is typical: a pretty town with lots of
churches and little white houses tumbling down the hillside towards the sea.
