We liked Santorini but were glad to be leaving all those steps behind us. Where we are staying in Milos (Adamas, the port town) is quite flat. We were done with the steps! At check in our hotel manager told us that he had a surprise, we were upgraded to the "penthouse". This is probably the only penthouse in the world that does not have an elevator. So, every time we leave our room, we need to climb 60 steps. It is especially tiring when the sun is out in full force. (The hotel manager also noted that the surprise isn't that good when you have massive suitcases like we do.)
We decided to spend our only full day in Milos on a yacht named Mamma Maria. At breakfast, Mick logged onto smh.com.au and saw that Rudd was making a move on Gillard. He was devastated that he was going to miss the action as he was going to be on a boat.
With 14 other passengers we sailed The Aegean sea looking at the marvelous coast line and swimming in the crystal clear blue water. The majority of our time we were anchored at Kleftiko. Kleftiko is where pirates used to come and trade their stolen goods (the name comes from the term kleptomania). Kleftiko has massive limestone cliffs and caves, and our captain took us in a dingy into the caves. We also got to snorkel through some of the caves. The lack of fish was disappointing, but it was definitely memorable swimming among the caves. Surprisingly, the boat had wifi, so Mick was able to keep up to date with all the political developments (and the result) in Australia while watching the Milos coastline pass by.
Our final day in Milos sees us checking out at 12 noon. Plenty of time to get up early and see the main town of Milos, Plaka. However, we thought we had seen enough cobblestone streets and white buildings and opted for a lazy morning consisting of breakfast and blog-writing while sitting in the penthouse terrace.
Mick has taken his travel sickness tablets and is set for our 4 hr trip to our final destination, Athens!
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