A Rainy Day in Mykonos

Thursday, April 17th, 2014 Mykonos
Yesterday morning we walked up to the market after breakfast and replenished our supplies. Back at the hotel, we whiled away some time reading by the pool, although the day was cool and windy.

 In the late afternoon, we walked down the hill into town. There were some small boats as well as a few bigger yachts moored.

 Mykonos town is very pretty. Every building is whitewashed stucco and there are numerous little churches with red roofs. It seems that there are no big churches, just little ones scattered all over.
We went in search of Opa Taverna, a restaurant recommended in Lonely Planet as being moderately priced but with "authentic local cuisine" and "generous" helpings. Because of the description, we thought we better not order too much, since we've been eating huge dinners for several weeks. So we ordered a plate of calamari, a Greek salad and a beer. We thought that "generous" helpings of those two items would be enough. When it arrived, it was the most miniscule plate of calamari that either of us had ever seen, accompanied by one 1/2 slice of tomato and a little wisp of lettuce. The salad wasn't that big either. We paid 11 euros ($16.50) for the calamari which we thought was a ripoff. It tasted good and fresh but there just wasn't much of it nor did they fill out the plate with fries or rice or something. When we left, we told the waiter (and the other couple of patrons reading menus) that we weren't impressed by the portions. We're not big eaters but we actually needed another little snack on the way home. Opa Taverna is off our list.

The view from our balcony at sunset. We haven't seen the sun at all today. It's been pouring rain all day. We ate breakfast and then came back to our room to research some of our travel options and read our books. A while ago we ate a small lunch in the hotel restaurant. Later, if it stops raining enough, we'll walk around the corner to Oregano's for dinner. Hold that thought - it's 3:20 pm and starting to clear. Tomorrow should be back to normal: clear skies and full sunshine.
Tomorrow evening we have tickets on the fast ferry to Naxos. The hotel here will give us a free ride down the hill with our gear to the old port. In Naxos, Dina will pick us up at the port to drive us to our apartment for the next 5 days at Dinanaxos Studios above Agios Prokopios beach. How bad can it be?