Sifnos Day 4

We've been having small breakfasts on the semi private terrace. We do have neighbors and they are an older couple who are serious hikers/walkers. I think they are Scandinavian. They are earlier risers than us and we don't head out for breakfast until they have finished so there is privacy. We follow an unspoken courtesy code.

another beautiful day

It is another gorgeous day on the ATV. Today we headed out to more beach villages. The first one, Cherronissos, was almost an hour drive. It would have been faster in a car and we didn't have much pick up. On steep hills I had to get off and meet Ken at the top.

catching up

This beach was teeny tiny and is a working fishing village. I did see a few people, all over 60. It was dead quiet. Seeing that nothing was open for lunch, we thought it best to not stay long and move on to the next village.

a nice village, but we didn't stay

restaurant in Cherronissos closed for the season




fisherman at work

on the way to the next beach we saw a donkey
at the side of the road





smiling for the camera

At Faros, the beach was long and sandy and the water shallow. It was like wading in a pool and we were able to do laps parallel to the shore. We were the only people on the beach! The trees lining the beach were humming with swarms of bees and loaded with butterflies. They were not concerned with us but with the flowering trees so they were not a bother except we had to be careful not to step barefoot on a dead bee.

Grecian butterfly

vegetal debris on Faros beach




clear waters




beach bumb

The sun was blazing. At this point I have developed a slight sunburn, not painful - yet. However red I get I think its more attractive than my usual translucent blue. Ken's olive complexion on the other hand had evenly bronzed and looked great. We had lunch on the beach: stewed okra in tomato sauce, Greek salad (surprisingly our first!), and decadent spinach pie.

lunch at To Kyma, Faros




seaside table

After lunch, back on the buggy. Ken had trouble starting it. It wouldn't turn over and we thought the worst. We called the rental place and the guy asked Ken to do this and that and it started. That was a relief!

us on asphalt




intersection




heavy traffic




the road home

We stopped at an internet cafe in Apollonia. It was the only one we ever saw on the island. After answering some emails we buggied back to Kamares. I cajoled Ken to go for one more swim on our local beach because tomorrow we were leaving the island. It was just a short walk up the road and turned out to be really nice and sandy, shallow and crystal clear.

the local beach at Kamares

After a shower and some Greek myths accompanied by Mythos beer on the terrace, we headed out for the last unvisited taverna on the strip. Everything we tried to order was unavailable. Very important to know when in Greece is that although the menu will be extensive, you should think of it more as a price list because not all the foods are available. Disappointed, we only ordered two mezés: saganaki and chickpea fritters. The waitress was not as friendly as the others had been so we were fine to move on after the small meal.

waitress shuttling food out from the kitchen

We wound up back at the Italian restaurant for pasta. It turned out to be their last night open for the season before they return to Italy for the winter. Of course, the Dutch couple were there, too! I told them we were not stalking them. We had a great meal with the Terrano red wine, spaghetti puttanesca and spaghetti with tuna and peas. On the way home, a ceramics shop was open and we went in to see if we wanted to get anything. There were strange pieces we didn't know what their uses were for so I asked and the man said "You light candle and make babies!" while making a pregnant motion with his hands. Seemed that most of the pieces were designed for the purpose of candlelight as the next item I asked received the same response.