A day in Rhodes with Iain

Crete is not all it was cracked up to be...

Perhaps we just really went to the wrong places, but I have to be completely honest about how completely underwhelmed I was by Crete. Poor Olgicza had been waiting her entire contract to go here, and she got confined with GI the one day we all went out... and it was the last time we docked in Crete.


Me pretending to pose with Algie for a picture.
The gang who went out. Valeria (the girl between Iain and Igor) actually signed off 2 days after we went out in Crete for medical reasons. I found out 2 days ago that she has been diagnosed with kidney cancer that has matasticized into her left lung and some lymph nodes. The prognosis is not good for her, and unfortunately it's been very difficult for all of my friends from the gift shops and myself. But particularly hard on Igor who has been in love with her for a long time.

Mykonos at last!

Finally, the last time the CS was going to dock in Mykonos this season I got off and visited the port. I'm glad I did it is very unique and beautiful there.




The city is known for it's giant windmills on the hills. I snapped this picture of one, but did not manage to walk to it before needed to return to the ship.










Famous church in Mykonos.











The city is made of these narrow allies between white buildings with blue accents. It's beautiful. But also a bit nerve wracking because it's just a giant maze. After you lose sight of the coast it is impossible to find it again without asking for directions. You just wander around saying, "water? water?" and shop keepers point in a direction while chuckling. They must do that all day long.



Algie was feeling sick so our visit was cut a bit short. I'm still glad I went out though!