Day 6 – Friday, October 7: Start of our 3-night Mediterranean Cruise
Today we set sail on our Aegean & Mediterranean cruise! The skies were once again sunny today, yet with a very strong wind in Athens as boarded the ship. The temps were once again perfect, with highs around 70. It was a great first day of sailing. We read from Ephesians 2 as we left the hotel shortly after 9 a.m.
Port of Athens
Wake-up call was a bit later today (7:00 am). We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast on the 11th floor of the hotel, giving us an amazing view of the Acropolis and Parthenon. Then we tagged our bags for the cruise boat and loaded the bus for the drive to an outer port of Athens (not the usual port of Piraeus). The drive to the port took about an hour. Thankfully, because of the brand new policy of dropping the vaccination requirement, all 17 of us boarded the ship! Praise God!
Following the standard procedures of boarding the ship, the ship pulled out of the port around 1 p.m. We enjoyed lunch on the ship and the standard life-jacket drill. The rest of the afternoon was a leisurely one as we sailed about 66 miles to our first Greek island. The deep blue waters of the Aegean was beautiful!
“Our Aegean – Mediterranean Sea cruise began today. We set sail in the early afternoon and then made a visit in the early evening to Mykonos. This is a classic Greek beautiful island. It was fun to walk around the narrow alleyways.”
Mykonos
We arrive at the island of Mykonos about 6 p.m. We disembarked the ship and then took tender boats towards the main part of the harbor. We then strolled through the maze of walkways and white-washed buildings before arriving at the famous windmill area. We enjoyed the waterfront (called Little Venus) lined with shops and cafes. After time walking around on our own, we returned to the ship for a late dinner. While we sleep tonight we will travel to Kusadasi on the western coastline of Turkey.
Day 7 – Saturday, October 8: Kusadasi, Ephesus, Patmos
