The ladies have arrived at the islands everyone. Our first stop in Cyclades is Mykonos! Party Centrale! And partying it is.... Here is a glimpse of night number one.....
The island definitely schooled us on the party scene. We thought we were bringing the party to the island but little did we know the island had something else in store for us...turns out a 10:30pm start time was unacceptable! After a nice dinner (at 9:00pm mind you), we headed on over to what we thought was party central. Upon our arrival, we came across some techno/euro music and unique dance moves by young folk from all over the world. Needless to say, the night ended up being one full of people watching (which was nothing short of fascinating) and all in all a successful night...well according to our standards!
*the Greeks tend to take advantage of siesta time in the afternoon and take partying to a whole other level. It's typical to eat dinner after 9 and party until sunrise.
Given our lack of Mykonos party skills, we decided to ease our way into the local scene. First step? ADVENTURE. ATVs became our mode of transportation for the next two days. These little vehicles not only gave us the opportunity to explore the island, but they also got us to the beaches. After a few days of basking in the sun, we found we all no longer blended in with the white architecture of Mykonos, but rather the golden sand of the island's many beaches...well let me clarify, maybe not all of us...one person in our group (who will remain nameless) actually ended up blending in with the bright red tomatoes that became a part of our daily diet.
Now that we had the adventure and a golden glow under our belts, it was time to get our party pants on and live it up like a Mykonos local. We had been working towards this moment for so long and alas, it was here! We dined like an Italian (at midnight), attempted to try a shot of the infamous Mastiha (but failed miserably) and danced like Greek goddesses among a sea full of good looking international young'uns.
We left the island excited (for our next adventure), sad (to be leaving the friends we had made), stuffed (with all the amazing eats) and accomplished.
Mykonos...you were so good to us...you adopted us into your culture, shared the breathtaking beauty of the land and sea and showed us how to "live it up" like a true Greek. So we say to you...EFHARISTO!
Ode to Mykonos...
Friends - Igli (Lisa's lover from ATV shop...born and raised in Mykonos), GiGi and Simone (Italian buddies from our breakfast adventures at Cosmos), Panos (the Greek pilot who gave good conversation and a great history lesson on Greece), George (a native Mykonos citizen who made us feel at home at our hostel), friends from the ferry (Two couples from Toronto who we enjoyed joking around with)
Food- some of our favorite most delicious foods to enjoy in Mykonos included gyros, Greek salad, honey, frappe, tomatoes, moussaka, lemon fanta, souvlaki
Hostel- our stay in Mykonos included a quaint little white painted hostel called Orpheas with cute windows two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a porch. The people were wonderful and invited us right into their culture.
ATVs - our mode of transportation throughout the wonderful island included two old ATVs, which barely worked, but did the trick!..... Most of the time. Only once were we read to leave a beach with helmets on shades down and ready to fire up the engine when one team of two sat in their tracks without movement. ATV number two was down. It had died and was sadly stuck at the beach. Eventually Heather and Jenny rode off into the distance leaving half of our team behind. We had no choice. Within 20 minutes we had two of Gods gifts (Greek men) strolling around the corner to save the day and the team was back in action! We are ATV pros and ready to take on the adventures of streets of Santorini.
Over -n- out
Till the next island!
- Jenny and Heather
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