Milos

 

Village of Plaka - Milos

It was just a quick little trip over to Milos from Kimolos but we dodged ferries the whole way.  There are ferries that go all over the place from Milos.  We thought we would try to scope out the harbor the same way we did in Ios and just see if it would be safe for us to stay there.  After anchoring in Adamantas Bay we took the dinghy over to see if we could find the harbor master.  Instead, we found a British fellow who told us all about the damage his boat sustained in the harbor.  He warned us off and told us we were much better off at anchor.  

A little village in the harbor

We heeded that advice and stayed in the anchorage.  Milos is a fairly large island with several small villages.  We took the bus to the village of Plaka which is the first village you see on the island.  It sits way up on the hill and looks like the chora (old town) of most of the Greek islands we have visited.  

 

Plaka - Milos

As it turns out there was an American boat anchored right across from us.  So we did the neighborly thing and took the dinghy over to say hello.  Turns out we were crossing paths going opposite directions.  We spent a couple of evenings with Mike and Jean as we were all waiting for the Meltemi winds to calm down.  A couple of nights with 30 plus knot winds at anchor led us to have considerable faith in our new Ultra anchor.  

Church in Plaka - Milos

Milos is another touristy island but very pretty.  We did not see as much of the island as we would have liked due to the high winds.  Our comfort level does not allow us to leave Talaria at anchor for hours when the wind is blowing 25 to 30 knots.  Not to mention the fact that riding in the dinghy is quite a feat when its that windy.

Cute little restaurant we stopped at for lunch

We ended up spending five days at anchor in Milos and made new friends!  Milos is the last island before the mainland (Peloponnese) and is a sixty nautical mile trip.  It took Mike and Jean about fourteen hours to make the trip. So we decided that we would just leave super early so that we would be sure to get in before dark.  The weather forecast was good but just to be on the safe side we decided to give ourselves plenty of time.  Hoping for a good passage!