Vance #5 greetings friends and family from mykonos, at last

From Vance's email. greetings friends and family from mykonos, at last. 9/29/2014 5:35 PM

 

was not sure i would make it to mykonos because of high seas

when the sea is too rough the boats dont run, meaning the fast boats
the giant catamarans cut the time in half when going from
island to island

today seas were rough, but ok, i imagined i was a dolphin swimming
from santorini to mykonos was ok, we were late taking off
but after 3 hours we arrived in extremely touristy mykonos,
ok i live in a tourist town so i recognze tourism  and know it value
to the economy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

white white houses sweeping from the top of the

mountain down to the sea

found my bus to the neo aeolus hotel, sounds musical

new harp perhaps?

checked in, nice germans also checking in so we chattered a bit
actually they are austrian and i told them it was my birthday the 30th

so there was general good will and good wishes exchanged

 

then walked down down down to the water front

i mean the hips and knees and ankles and tootsies exclaiming "down"

waves crashing over the breakwaters

could have drenched me but avoided it

on the one end of the island are windmills

four of them, i sat there watching the sun set
with literally h u n d r e d s of tourists

a large cruise ship had just disgourged a whole load of them

yes,  know i am also a tourist!!!

after watching the sun set

made my way back to a recommended fish restaurant

WOW

koulenas, a real seafood restaurant

as you approach there is a guy outside

grilling whole fish over a fire, turning it just right
david xiques and datevig so that the skin is crispy
and the interior moist, juicy and flakey

climbed the two flights

perused the menu

fresh clams.......
fresh sea urchin........

all manner of fish.........

pastas......
octopus........

i ask the waiter

"possible to have pasta with sea urchin?"

not on the menu

he descends the stairs, returns,
yes
i say, no tomato sauce please,
just olive oil and garlic and fresh sea urchin

yes yes yes

sooo dear friends i celerated with a glass of sparkling prosecco

and a plate of 8 meaty clams, fresh, tender

they gave their lives for me, thank you

a little lemon 
i was a happy boy

then a huge pasta with sea urchin entangled
hiding in all manner of strands of al dente spaghetti

cappellini would have been better but this was simply superb

lots of buttery sauce providing good toothsome eating

thank you

 a lively table nearby just bubbled with joy and fun
so i just simply walked over a few feet and asked
where are you from?
  london and australia and france

they asked me to sit while we all had cinnamon mixed with grain alcohol

they were great fun, chatty, had lived in mykonos 20 yrs ago
were back just for a week of fun, two gay couples and a single female

with whom i chatted most

very fun and very celebratory

after awhile they were taking off for a bar

and i decided to grab a cab, E5, cheap, and right to my door

as i entered the hotel two austrians invited me to have a celebratory

so we chatted in english and german and had a great time
just sharing life stories and experiences

all in all a good, no..... a great day

hoping the sea is calm tomorrow

thanks ron for the recommendation to visit delos

where the greek antiquities lie undisturbed and just
there for the viewing

have my hiking poles with me

all ready to celebrate

thanks all for your good wishes for a happy birthday

its going to be superb

be well all
vyg