Goodbye to Greece

More on the rocks in a minute.

So our visit through Greece has drawn to a close. We started in Athens, flew to Mykonos and ended in Santorini. Along the way, we visited the Parthanon and the Temple of Zeus, went to a wedding, visited the beaches of Mykonos as well as Mykonos town, saw a sunset from a boat in Santorini and from a rooftop in Firostefani.

The food over here is amazing. I don’t know if it’s all locally grown or what, but my suspicion is it has much to to with no preservatives or other alterations. I’m now a huge fan of feta cheese, olive oil and Greek yogurt. The tomatoes alone were almost enough to make the trip worth it.

The weather here is, well, not to my liking. But I can tolerate it. I could count on 1 hand the number of clouds we’ve seen since we arrived in Athens. I’m told it will get hotter before the Summer ends here. But there is plenty of crystal clear water to cool me down. The morning swims are nice as well.

But what helped make the trip memorable were the family and friends we shared the trip with. As enjoyable as the sights were, the moments of gathering together were even more enjoyable and probably the best time we spent here. While I don’t consider myself a traveler, traveling for this was well worth the effort.

If you happen to find yourself in Greece, specifically Mykonos, there is a lighthouse at the Northwest side of the island. It is a lonely place where the wind blows strong enough to knock you over. The lighthouse looks out over the port in Mykonos Town and across to the island of Telos. Beyond the lighthouse is a path that leads down to the cliffs which lead to the sea. Along that path is a stack of rocks that we found.

I don’t know how long that stack had been there, but I added our own rock to it. I don’t know how long it will stay there. It could have been knocked down already. But I like to think it lasted that first day. And if it lasted that day, then it can probably last many more. A marker for some future traveller that someone else had passed that way.

Something to remember us by.