Sifnos

Images: Aerial View of the Mountains Surrounding our Village; OUr Beack at Kamares; The Village of Kamares

It is pouring rain today, our second day in Sifnos. Yesterday was cool and windy, but we managed to get another scooter - a 150CC Honda, do our shopping and generally get the lay of the land.

Our hotel has a good, strong Internet connection, so I have been getting caught up on loading pics and updating the blog. If anyone wishes to Skype, please send me a username and a time that's good for you! john.lubert@gmail.com

We arrived after midnight in Kamares, and were met by our host Kostas, who took us to the Morpheus Pension. Kostas is terrific, speaks excellent English, and has gone out of his way to make sure we are happy with our stay. Our room is tiny, but clean and functional. One thing that is taking a bit of getting used to is that the shower is the whole bathroom! You have to remember to take all the TP, towels, mats, etc., out of the bathroom before you have a shower, and when you finish, everything - toilet, walls, the whole floor, is soaked!!??

Arriving after dark, we had no idea what the surroundings were like. Imagine what is was like to get up the next moring completely surrounded by towering mountains. We are nestled in the little valley that embraces the port of Kamares, itself a picturesque, quaint little town.

We treated ourselves to an Italian restaurant last night, and it felt like speaking English when we were able to order in Italian, compared to our halting, stumbling Greek!

If the weather doesn't improve we won't be going to the beach, but we will probably climb a mountain to work off the delicious pasta we had last night!