Although I didn't have time on Saturday morning to get to one of the more beautiful beaches, I thought I'd at least get in some sunning time at the local beach. So I headed down bright and early and was delighted to discover the beds are no charge at that hour, as the money collectors are not there yet. I had one woman try to sell me a massage and I passed, knowing I needed to conserve funds for Mykonos. But when a guy came by offering foot massages, I couldn't resist - my legs and feet were painfully sore from all of the walking in the hilly terrain. It felt soooo good!
Back to the hotel to shower and pack. Stavros, the owner, came to pick me up and at the port told me I could leave my bag at his friend's restaurant. That's what I loved
about Naxos - so casual and friendly and safe. I dropped my bag and grabbed lunch down the waterfront. A very large gentleman sat down a couple tables away and one of the (many) stray cats soon decided he was a prime target. It cracked me up to see this little cat waiting so hopefully for the large man to drop something!
The ferry ride to Mykonos was quick and I slept most of the way. After calling the hotel to get directions, I arrived to find Charlotte a nice pink from lying on the sunbeds. We set off to wander the town and got lost, repeatedly, in the maze of streets that seem to go in physically impossible loops. We each managed to buy a little something for ourselves while wandering.
Back to the hotel to change for dinner. We ate at a place we'd passed that looked nice, and had a delicious meal- not traditional Greek food but with a little update/twist. Yum. We walked around after dinner, looking for a champagne bar we'd seen earlier; it was quite a while before we found it, looping back on ourselves and discovering streets we'd missed earlier! Eventually we did, and had to laugh - all we'd noticed earlier was the champagne bar, not the name: "Queens." (!!!) We sat down, opened the menu and stopped laughing - 20 Euro for most drinks - yikes! We ordered the cheapest drink, prosecco, and nursed it for quite some time before calling it a night.
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