ahhh Mykonos....(post five...make sure you start at the beginning)

So going to Mykonos with my friends was definately one of the smarter decisions I have done on this trip. It wasn't really something filled with great history or great architecture, but is was so relaxing, so beautiful, and perfect for a three day break. I arrived in mykonos about 1pm on Wednesday, my friends were supposed to be there waiting for me, but they weren't, the weather was a bit cloudly, so i was a little upset at the situation, I spent 6 euros to go by taxi to the hostel and found out the lady there didnt speak english at all.
But when I got there the lady called her daughter, who did speak enligsh and we talked, telling me about how great my friends were, this and that, and that she'd be there shortly. Well I stood outside on the balcony, enjoying the little view and waited, and within a minute, my friend Jon riding up to the hostel on a moped. he said "hey man i'm so sorry i wasn't at the port when you got there" and all I could respond with was..."what are you doing riding a moped?!?!" and from that point on the trip was just amazing. we all rented mopeds and used them to drive around the island and stop at different beaches.


we stopped at this beach just to eat lunch one day, it was a little windy and chilly in mykonos, but much better than italy this time of year. Mykonos is the biggest party place in Europe during the summer, but at this time of the year it was calm and pretty deserted, it was amazing to get away from a lot of the hustle and bustle.

a view from a small mountain we climbed, jon sitting on the rock, bathing.

and this is from our balcony at the hostel. the hostel was so fun, mama's pension. The lady who owned it had a daughter who was the sweetest, she took care of us, called people for us in greek to translate. and not to mention the place was perfect for a getaway. As you can see from this image, we didn't have many complaints.

this was the first beach i went to when i arrived. my friends had been there two days already and had a small grasp of the island. we stopped on this beach which was an inlet for the island and found tons of lumber....

...and so we thought it'd be great to start a fire, it took a while cause it was pretty windy, but we got it eventually and it was amazing. just sitting on the beach with a fire, hanging out and talking.

ten days in salerno, pompei, athens and mykonons, it was well worth it and well enjoyed.
thanks for listening everybody, i'll get some more updates soon...if you have any questions ask me too, i'd love to write and talk about more things. Ciao Ciao!!