Greek Islands = meh
And thus the frittering away of time begins. Last night, I wanted to go out and check out gay Greek men, but I was too exhausted. I tried to just take a nap, but then I ignored the alarm.

And then because I didn't get up last night, I didn't check the morning bus schedule. As a consequence, I have an hour to kill, and I didn't get on the first ferry to Delos. Delos is home to some spectacular ruins, and I was hoping to see it 1) before it got too hot, and 2) with enough time to get some sun this afternoon.

I guess the tricky part is that I don't know how long I'll want to spend at Delos; hopefully, I'll have enough time to do everything I want today.

My verdict on the islands so far is that they aren't worth it. The beaches are nice, but there are a lot of nice beaches elsewhere. And there are definitely more appealing "quaint" towns elsewhere. I think the main advantage of the islands is the proximity to other destinations. For Europeans, it's closer than the Caribbean. For Americans, we can get both a beach vacation and a major city vacation all in one trip.

Biasing me against the islands is the terrible sleep I got last night. I stayed at Paradise Camping. I think I was one of the closest cabins to the road, and for most of the night I heard revving ATVs and mopends. and then the wind picked up, and the leaves became excrutiatingly loud. I ended up with a pillow on my head, which was tolerable, but it left me sore. I woke up at leave once an hour; we'll see if I can muster energy for the boys tonight.

Labels: bar trip, Mykonos (GR)

- posted by roger @ 8:48 AM