Tuesday, August 26, 2014

More Milos

We returned to Sarakiniko beach after dinner later that evening as the sun was going down.  Equipped with our good shoes and cameras we headed over the cliffs which surrounded the beach.  The cliffs were white and some were made out of chalk.  It was really neat to run your fingers across it and pick up little chalk pebbles.

The landscape really did resemble what I imagine the surface of the moon looks like.  Weird chalk formations gave way to whipped-cream looking rock closer to the water.  We found this really neat huge arch coming off the cliff into the water below.  It was neat being the only ones in the area and feeling so secluded among the amazing nature.  We could hear the water thundering under us as we crossed some more hollow areas of the rock.

We got some neat pictures and headed home to bed after having our fill of the beach and cliffs.
Sarakiniko



Arch just beyond cliffs at Sarakiniko Beach, Milos

Arches near Sarakiniko, Milos

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Milos

We loved our room at Anastasia's Rooms.  It was spacious, airy, and equipped with a rapid boiler, panini press, fridge and utensils.  We settled in and walked into town to find some food.  We ended up at a restaurant with lots of seating outside between the white and blue buildings on the cobbled street.  We ordered and devoured some roasted veggies with feta, a big salad, and some of the best calamari we've ever had.  The setting was so quaint and pretty and the food was so good, we decided to come back at least one more time before we left.

We walked around a little, it was Sunday and very quiet.  We watched the sunset on a little overlook and walked back to our room.

The next morning we had breakfast at  small B&B down the street.  It was actually a lot of food for what we paid.  We saved the bread to have the next morning.  We hopped in our rental car and drove around to a few beaches, starting with Sarakiniko, one of the most popular on the island for its unique landscape.

We waded in the water a bit and took several pictures.  We planned on coming back that evening with better shoes on to further explore the area beyond the beach.

We stopped at several other beaches, all of them stunning.  The water was just so amazingly clear and the tall cliffs around much of the island made for a really unique backdrop.