Rick and I dinghied into town for breakfast this morning. We had our breakfast and then did a little shopping. We found a chandlery and bought a hammer to replace the one we’d dropped overboard. We bought some groceries and some breakfast pastries for our boat mates. We returned to the boat and Terry, Joanne, Mike, and Kay enjoyed their breakfast. After everyone ate we readied the boat to leave and pulled the anchor. When we were in Arachova (near Delphi, about a month ago) a restaurant owner told us that we should go to the Kleftiko Caves on Milos. He showed us pictures and it looked amazing so that’s where we decided to go. Our cruising guide has no information about Kleftiko so we are operating in the dark. We motored to Kleftiko based on where google maps said it is. We passed interesting rock formations and cliffs. Eventually we arrived at the caves. We didn’t have a chart that told us the depth so we motored in VERY slowly and found a spot to anchor.
Kleftiko is a very isolated spot because there are no roads to the bay so it can only be accessed by boat. It was used by pirates as a shelter and a base.
The bay was absolutely beautiful with amazing rock formations and caves. The guys swam and then we took turns taking the dinghy out to explore because we always wanted to have someone on the boat in case the wind shifted and we swung around to a nearby rock. We needn’t have worried because the boat was fine.
Mike and Kay almost didn’t make it back to the boat during their dinghy turn. We thought the dinghy had run out of gas, but actually the safety cord on the motor had become dislodged. Luckily they figured out the problem and made it back safely.
Here are pictures from our ride around the bay. Sorry for so many pictures but it was really amazing.
After everyone had a change to explore we pulled the anchor and headed back. We motored most of the way. The waves had built during the day and the boat rolled a lot on the way back. We returned to the same bay on Milos we anchored in last night. It was a very calm bay and we had all slept well so we decided to try it again. We didn’t get on the hook until 6.
That evening we went into town for dinner. Nearby there were kids playing in the square. I haven’t mentioned it but we often see kids playing in the square nearby our restaurants. They seem to stay up later than we did at their age. It seems like a great place to grow up!
After dinner we returned to the boat for a round of dominoes. I came in last in both games.