Thursday morning, we arrived at the world-famous Greek Island of Mykonos, where gleaming white-washed buildings seem to climb atop each other to reach the azure sky.

After deboarding, Kay and I walked the waterfront, full of shops and restaurants. There were over half dozen cruise ships anchored just offshore; luckily, the Odyssey of the Seas was able to dock at the waterfront pier making it much easier to access the city seashore. We really enjoyed the day—no scheduled excursions or activities—sunny with a comfortable sea breeze. Catching a “sea bus” to the shore front, people watching was very interesting as there were all nationalities, shapes, and sizes enjoying the narrow alleyways and streets/sidewalks. I think, perhaps, Americans were outnumbered, and English was definitely not the first language. 

We were the beneficiaries of a time change last night, turning “time” back one hour. Today, Friday, we are at sea all day. Desperate to occupy spare time in the absence activities and internet, I finished reading the third of three books on Kay’s Kindle list; these three had already been downloaded to our iPads.