Day 9 - Crusie - Athens to Mykonos

Today we boarded the Louis Olympia Cruise ship and set sail around 11.00am. We headed strait for Mykonos which is 96 nautical miles from Athens. But before all that we had to do the mandatory Life Boat Drill. Our cabins are on deck six and not a bad size, the ship holds 1644 passengers and apparently it is full. The Louis Olympia is a small ship 215 m long with a cruising speed of 19knots. After the drill we met our tour director Anna to work out what shores excursions we wanted to do. We went down and organised our drinks package and had some lunch which we shared with a couple from Mildura Helen and Lloyd. After the buffet lunch we hung out at the pool for a hour and a half but it was so windy we headed back indoors for a while. The drinks package is great you get unlimited alcohol, coffee and ice cream for 19€ a day but you need to be careful, after a wine with lunch and three gins at the pool you could very easily get smashed before dinner. As it was so windy we got to Mykonos early where we disembarked via tender boats for a walking tour of the town to the windmills and Little Venice.

 This was really good and after the tour we had lots of free time to check out and wander the narrow streets of the town. Mykonos is only 10miles long and 7miles wide making it the smallest of the Cycladic Group. It is said to be the birth place of Apollo and his twin sister Artemis dating back as far as 900BC. B The white washed streets and cube houses with blue doors are stereotype of the islands.
 

We also got to see Petros the mascot pelican walking in front of the restaurants on the sea front. After a while we headed back to the ship for dinner we shared our table with another Aussie Cooke from Byron Bay Dennis and Heather. This time the dinner was al a carte but still they give you dips and Greek salad to start and you picked your main dish. Tooooooo much food, I have managed now to stop myself and just have a small taste otherwise the pants might not fit and we still have 3.5 weeks to go. Tonight we sail to Kusadasi in Turkey which is 96 nautical miles from Mykonos. So far none of use has felt sea sick, I don't chance it and keep topped up on Kwells. Until next time J&N