{"id":5677,"date":"2015-05-26T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T16:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"cyclades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=5677","title":{"rendered":"Cyclades"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Wildflowers<\/a>
Wildflowers in Kythnos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We spent two nights anchored at Rinia Island after our passage across the Aegean from the Dodecanese Islands to the Cyclades Islands.\u00a0 We hoped to visit Mykonos but the southerly did not quit so we went to Finikas (Foinikas) on Syros (Siros) Island.\u00a0 A good anchorage but not a charming town.\u00a0 We took the bus across the island to the main city of Ermoupolis in order to get SIMs for our internet devices and phone from Vodafone.\u00a0 Ermoupolis is a beautiful town and we enjoyed walking around and climbing to the highest hill to visit one of the cathedrals.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>
View of Ermoupolis, Syros Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We sailed to Kythnos Island on May 19th, anchoring in Ayios Stefanos on the east coast.\u00a0 We spent one week here two years ago and loved the place.\u00a0 Then and now, we ate one meal a day at the one taverna in this small hamlet.\u00a0 Two years ago we established a warm relationship with Flora, one of the family proprietors of the taverna.\u00a0 This year, Flora was with away so that her daughter could go to school.\u00a0 Her brother Antony and his wife Magdelena were there, and, of course, the parents.\u00a0 Antony’s mother cooked and Magdelena served, and most days we were the only customers.\u00a0 The spring rains brought wildflowers to the hills that rise up steeply from this bay, and we had some wonderful walks.<\/p>\n

\"Antony's<\/a>
Antony’s parents, Antony, Magdelena, and Laura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View from above Ayios Stefanos (Kythnos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We joined Antony and Magdelena in their pickup truck as they went to feed and water the “lambs”, goats, and chickens at three different locations on the island.\u00a0 They dropped us off at the chora<\/em>,\u00a0 the charming highland town that is the urban center of the island.\u00a0 There we found some working internet at a cafe, lunch, plus some small stores.<\/p>\n

\"Laura<\/a>
Laura and Magdelena in the back seat of the pickup truck with Boo-Boo the dog in the truck bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The private road to their lambs is narrow, deeply rutted, and precariously cut into the mountain side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""Lambs"<\/a>
“Lambs” jostle for feed after Antony fills the trough<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The lambs all have a hole in their ear and have two legs tied together with rope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Legs<\/a>
Legs tied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View of the lamb shelter and pasture from above<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lunch<\/a>
Lunch in the chora (Kythnos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Antony<\/a>
Antony waters the goats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Laura<\/a>
Laura picks wild fennel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View of church from hike above Ayios Stefanos (Kythnos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"House<\/a>
House in chora, Kythnos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Small<\/a>
Small church on tiny island in front of Ayios Stefanos, Kythnos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Small<\/a>
Small church on tiny island in front of Ayios Stefanos, Kythnos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Reading<\/a>
Reading email at cafe, chora, Kythnos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are now anchored at Nousssa, Paros Island.\u00a0 More on that later.<\/p>\n

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M.<\/p>\n

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  We spent two nights anchored at Rinia Island after our passage across the Aegean from the Dodecanese Islands to the Cyclades Islands.\u00a0 We hoped to visit Mykonos but the southerly did not quit so we went to Finikas (Foinikas) on Syros (Siros) Island.\u00a0 A good anchorage but not a charming town.\u00a0 We took the … <\/p>\n

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