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5:00pm Monday 9/10: resting in our hotel in Milos for a while before dinner after a fun morning exploring this rugged island.
The three of you who read this blog possibly realized I did not post yesterday. I think that’s a first for me in all my travels but honestly, there was basically nothing to share. To catch you up, our boat from Naxos to Milos was scheduled for 5:20pm yesterday. We had little left to do in Naxos so we sat in some cafes, had lunch, and met our hotel at the port, who so kindly dropped off our bags (and gave us a magnet as a present, what sweet sweet people!). Of course though, the boat left over an hour late and took longer than it was supposed to, so instead of arriving around 7:30pm, it was after 9. We took a taxi to the hotel and the port area here was really quite busy - restaurants full, etc. A little surprising to be honest - we were expecting a bit of quiet here but I guess it’s all relative. At the hotel we were met by a sweet lady who spoke no English but gave us our keys. We got a very quick bite and crashed. And that was it.
Today we had breakfast at the hotel - a huge spread of sweet and savory treats - and met our car rental company here. They dropped of some kind of hilarious Chevrolet - at least it was automatic? It made weird beeping sounds, had no power locks or windows of any kind, and struggled to make it up the winding hills on the island. The check engine light may have come on once or twice. But we made it. We first set to find Klima, an ancient village where Venus de Milo was apparently found. Well Google had some trouble and we couldn’t really find it so we moved on to Plaka, the actual capital of the island. Shops weren’t open yet but it was a cute little hilltop village.
We then went to Sarakiniko, a beach/rock formation that reminds me a lot of the Scala dei Turchi in Sicily. We wandered around its caves and inlets for a while and admired the blue waters and crazy formations before setting off for Pollonia, the resort town at the top of the island. When doing what little research I did for this trip, a lot of people recommended staying there. We would have been bored out of our minds. It is cute and there is a nice little beach right in town but there is essentially nothing to do there but eat.
We had an early lunch/brunch overlooking the water and went to the catacombs. Thy are largely not open to the public, but I always find interest in those kinds of things. We toyed around with the idea of trying to find Klima again but did not feel like it, so instead we returned to Adamas, returned the car, got some ice cream, and walked back to the hotel for a rest. Along the way, we checked out the main town here and it has actually pretty little to offer. This seems like an island to com for natural beauty, one historical significance and nice villages, and mostly the beach. Originally I regretted not having much time here but I think it will turn out to be just right!
8:00pm - back after an early dinner at O! Hamos! - a place I had read about and tried to make a reservation but was told they don’t take them and to come before 6:30pm, so that is what we did and it was indeed already pretty busy. This place is a trip - people write on the chairs and there are words along the booths and the end is like a book with stories and in many different languages, We had a veritable feast of a tomato salad, homemade pasta with a tomato sauce, slow-cooked suckling pig with couscous, and halva for dessert. Everything was delicious ad Matt was happy to have finally found a place that has craft beers. The total was under 50 euros for everything! We got out dinner and crossed the street to the beach right at sunset - perfect timing! So we took some pictures and returned for an early night. Tomorrow we are taking an all day boat/food/swimming/extravaganza tour of the parts of the island inaccessible by car so it will be a long one!
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