Kalo Mina… Good Month!
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
In Greece, it is customary on the 1st day of the month to wish everyone “Kalo Mina” – Good Month and today is the 1st of June. What a lovely gesture this is.
Yesterday I was up before dawn… out on the street by 6.15am to flag down a taxi to take me to the port of Piraeus. Just as well I had decided on this more expensive mode of transport as my driver informed me that the Metro workers were on strike… I didn’t know. As with all the ferries I will take, I pre-booked online and paid weeks ago so it was simply a matter of collecting my ticket from the Blue Star Ferries booth and boarding the “Blue Star Paros”.
On arrival in Syros I could not find where to catch a bus. I spoke with a Greek who, as it turned out, was also hoping to get a bus to Kini. He had been told there was one 2 hours later which led me to suggest that we share a taxi ride and pay half each. So that is what happened… it only cost me 5 Euro and in no time, we were here.
I located Morpheus Rooms-Studios up an alleyway and only about 50m from the beach. Helen showed me to my room on the 1st floor… small but very clean and comfortable with kitchenette and a balcony. As I plan to incorporate a little self-catering over the next couple of weeks to conserve funds, I went out to buy a few basic provisions. I hadn’t given thought to the fact that there might not be an ATM in Kini and there isn’t! I’m okay money wise for a day or two, however, I will need to make a trip to Hermoupolis sometime next week. There is a Mini Market here, souvenir shop and kiosk… other than those, just a few restaurants and cafes.
Last night’s sunset must have been something special as even the locals were out taking photos… it was certainly spectacular! Later in the evening, from my room I could hear music and laughter but from around midnight it was blissfully quiet. I awoke to a blue sky, sunshiny day so decided to walk to Delfini Beach… a 4km round trip over the hills to the next bay. Walking is the only way that you are able to notice the small delights, such as lizards scurrying to hide. It is still very early in the season here. When I arrived at Delfini Beach there was no one else to be seen and by the time I left to return to Kini, only a handful of beachgoers had turned up.
Today I had my first dip in the sea for this year and was surprised at just how warm the water is… now that I have broken the ice, I will be trying to make this a daily routine.
Sunday, June 2nd 2019 at 5:06 am |
Lovely shots. Can you reduce them in MB size to save on data?