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About Milos
Milos: In May-June 2004 we have been on our first" Island-jumping trip", and it will probably not be the last.
The trip started with that we sleep over us, waked up 5:59, and should fly from Kastrup at 8:30.
Fortunately had Maersk Air exactly started an evening departure that day, we were more than fortunate.
We had chosen to stay in Pireaus, where we had found hotel “Ideal”, who lies about fifteen minutes walk from the Metro, and where the price was
reasonable, and near harbour.
The most places we have asked for prices, they already have put "Olympic
-prices".
We got a delicious room in the totally new restored hotel, and slept until
7:00 o’clock next morning and took a taxi to the ferry. (Yes, and now I can as well admit, my suitcase weighed 22 kg.
"You should not like to miss a pair of blouses", well how could I know, that it would be
possibility to
wash clothes, so I was ready for all).
We have on purpose chosen to stay for one night in Pireaus, because we wanted to go by boat in the daytime and see the islands we visited, and in this way form an idea of which islands we perhaps would visit on the trip.
Well on board the ferry and with good seats on deck the voyage begin, and very smart we have not been, it became quite cold when we came out on open sea, but go inside we did not want so – remember husk both stocking and jacket!
Milos was chosen as the first destination, and on the sail we would see which of the islands we otherwise would visit. We called the islands, Kithnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and here sheltered Milos, which was first goal, and we can enjoy the elegant and remarkable coast of the island before we arrived the harbour of Adamas where we would stay. We had expected to find Terry, who we have booked the room from, she was not there, but after the description we found the staircase" in the rock" and crawled up with alt our luggage.
Our room was not of the large, but there was what we had ordered, and a great outlook over Adamas bay from first parquet.
In connection with the room in the building there was a delicious common terrace, which we at once occupied, in the way, that we cleaned the garden table and chairs, so here we eat our breakfast, and can sit and slack in the afternoon, after we have returned from our trip.
Arriving thirty of May, there were not many tourists on the island, which you also can see on the number of open taverns etc.
We rented a scooter, and our first visit was to Klima, which I had felt in love with just looking on at photo, and also had an idea, that we here would share a bottle of retsina.
But in the little fishing hamlet there are no taverns, we were told It was because of water problems and electricity, and now after have visited Klima some times, we feel it is o.k.
You can walk along the harbour and enjoy the little fish houses, who have their boats in little" boat garage" in the house, which are more or less well-kept and otherwise painted in all colours - here you can only sit and enjoy silence.
Milos, which is an old volcanic island, offers many different kinds of rocks, and on northeast side there is mining, which unfortunately takes a mountaintop, so the island will in time change its appearance.
On our trips around we find out quickly, that you not can expect to find a little tavern here and there, so it is important, that you take water with you.
Only on few of the many delicious beaches, you find on the island, there is a tavern, anyway we are told that in the high season there will be a "Cantina".
Sarakino, which without doubt is the most photographed place on the island, was an experience, entirely white pumice cliffs, as with wind and weather of time has given a gorgeous sight.
We drove the island in all directions on our scooter, and mean that the road are fairly well, but we had to give up to go down to the little fishing hamlet Skinopi, where the road was so steep, that we had to acknowledge, that here the scooter cannot pull us up again.
Plaka and Tripiti, which lie high over sea, are “well-done", particularly Plaka must be the dream of any photograph, if you go after Greek motives.
Catacomb and the old theatre by Tripiti we too visited, anyway the Catacomb was a disappointment, and there only was one "room" accessible for public.
Pollonia, as lie north on the island, and where the most tourist live if summer, became
our favourite place, from here there is a ferry to it adjacent island Kimolos.
Unfortunately the summer sailing schedule had not started, so we did not go to Kimolos this time.
Here we can see the fishermen come with their catch, and when we have controlled that all was OK, we can lay down on the delicious little beach there is in town.
Milos fulfill our expectations, a very otherwise island and a magnificent nature and we can only recommend visiting the island.
There are arranged sailing trips around the island, which after saying is a fantastic experience, but the mistress of the house is not for small boats, so that!!!
We can recommend using Terry's Travel, she redeems our demands both with consideration to outlook and price.
We stayed on Milos in 9 days instead the planned 6, and the next island was chosen to be Sifnos, which Terry has given a fine recommendation.
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