I’m about to turn out the light and go to sleep last night when I hear meowing that seems to be coming from inside my room. I had left the small bathroom window open but I hadn’t thought a cat could scale walls. I see an orange feline striding towards me, intent on hopping up into my lap. I leap out of bed and scoop him up. Sorry my furry friend, you’re not spending the night, and leave him outside my front door. He seems quite put out and continues to yowl outside my door. My earplugs drown out the sound and I drift off to sleep.
Today is my last day in Oia and I’m on a mission to take some sunrise photos in the west end where I haven’t spent much time. I don my bright pink dress as I think it’ll make a nice pop of colour against the white and blue.
I meet a couple from Atlanta and they’re doing the same thing so we hopscotch over one another at each location. They don’t have a great tripod so I offer to snap a few shots of them. After a couple hours I feel like I’ve captured some decent photos and head back to the hotel for breakfast.
I was going to take a taxi to Megalochori before my ferry this afternoon but after haggling back and forth I can’t justify the expense. The driver explains the road leading to Athinios Port has numerous switchbacks. “So I’m being charged with the difficulty of the driving, not the distance?” The driver nods his head. That’s a first. I opt to relax by the pool in Oia and save myself €60.
Sooo, now I understand why it’s so expensive to take the taxi to the Port. It’s 4.5km of tight switchbacks and massive buses and semi trucks take up most of the small two lane road. On the way down I see two buses that have broken down on their way back up and are blocking the lane. Traffic slows to a crawl and then a complete stop. “This is madness!” My driver chuckles and says, “I have been stuck on this road for two hours in July. This is easy in September.” Now I’m grateful I’ve given myself a one hour buffer as you never know what can happen.
I arrive in Milos and I love it at first glance. Very chill and laid back island with no crowds. I’m staying on the far side of the island for the first five nights in a village called Pollonia. My little inn is right on the beach with a sunset view from my deck. Love!
