As I woke up on (I think it was Wednesday - all the days were fading into one), we were arriving in the Cycladean island of Mykonos. A popular holiday destination to to it's quaint whitewashed houses and iconic windmills near the port, it's become very trendy (and expensive) and a go to place for the beautiful people of late. Today though was a beach day for us. A short tender off the ship and a thirty minute or so bus journey brought us to Elia Beach which is know for being a popular spot for LGBT travellers and nudists, although in fairness it seemed as though nudists were at the far end of the beach (we didn't see any)!
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| The Edge seen from our bus |
The trip came with sunbeams and a "snack" from the local restaurant. The snack actually turned out to be a beer (a 500ml bottle of Mythos - nice!), a 1.5l bottle of water and an enormous triple decker toasted egg salad club sandwich with chips. Not bad for a snack - I was expecting a packet of crisps! It made the €56 pp cost of the trip seem much more palatable, and fairly decent value - especially as there seemed to be one couple in from of us charged €70 just for the sunbeds (although I think they must have had the same deal as us, but not subsidised by Celebrity). Anyway...
3 full hours on the beach was just what the doctor orders, and yes, we did venture into the crystal clear waters, although it was pretty fresh!
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| The iconic Mykonos windmills |
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| Anne at Elia beach |
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| Me at Elia beach |
Following our trip out, it was back to the ship for the usual rest and relax before the inevitable hearty meal, preceded by pre-dinner drinks. Well, we paid for the drinks package, so I was darn well going to try and get full value from it!!!
After three ports in three days it felt like we needed to relax a bit, so we were looking forward to our penultimate day on board on Thursday with a sea day as we transited the Aegean and Ionian seas headed for the Strait of Messina to continue our journey back up the western coast of Italy towards Naples. But that was over a day away yet.
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