Kimolos

Kimolos

Back home we would say that a village like Kimolos is just a "wide spot in the road".  Just a small, simple fishing village but for their small size they have an abundance of churches!  We have marveled at the sheer number of churches on the Greek islands and the small size of many of them.  Michael and I have been calling them "baby churches".  They are seemingly everywhere.  There will be a small island that is really just a rock with no inhabitants and no structures except a "baby church" and maybe a cross.  Just makes you wonder who built them and what they use them for?

Bay in Kimolos

We had a great sail over to Kimolos which was a pleasant change from the head winds we have been battling.  The wind was out of the NNW so we were on a close reach but we were far enough off the wind that we could sail.  With the genoa, double reefed main and staysail we were reaching at over 7 knots.  That is really good for us!  Our boat is a heavy cruising boat not a racing boat!  

Baby church on a rock!

We arrived at our anchorage by early afternoon and decided to just admire the island from afar.  Once settled in we kicked back in the cockpit and watched the small fishing boats come and go.  We were surprised to see that the fishermen had carved little "sheds" into the rock.  Right at the shoreline you see doors on what are basically little caves for storing their fishing gear.  So clever!

Fishing sheds in the rock

 As a special treat we watched a "guided" kayak tour in the little bay.  Milos is the island right next to Kimolos.  There is a channel that runs between the two islands.  Milos is larger and more touristy so we are guessing the "tourists" came over to the Kimolos harbor from Milos.  We decided that we would go ahead to Milos the next day as we needed to find good shelter from the meltemi winds that would blow hard for the next few days.  The meltemi is supposed to settle down in September but this year has been the exception.  We have had to stay in port for several days at a time waiting for the winds to die down some.  Fortunately we have plenty of time to reach Italy ... our final destination for the year.

 

Kayak tour