Ghost In The Ruins

Today was really eventful I'd say. It started off decent enough as I had breakfast with a group of people (They pretty much have the same foods as the hotel in Athens, but one of the cereals literally tastes like horse feed...) and went down to the island's port in order to catch the ferry to Delos around 9:30.

All in all, Delos was a pretty impressive island and may become another one of my favorite destinations (I get the feeling that I may have a top 10 list by the time the trip nears its end...). Seeing a place with so little modern influence outside of tourism is absolutely awe inspiring and it was even crazier to imagine what life must've been like for the people that had lived there all those years ago. The natural aspects of the island were also interesting with there being a lot of land to roam around and even a nice little mountain to scale. We even saw a bunch of lizards roaming around the island as well, including a pair that were fighting and one that was massively sized. I also forget to mention this yesterday, but I've seen a ton of cats here in Mykonos and a few around the museum at Delos. Kinda makes me think of Heather and the cats at home a little more every time I see one...

Following the ferry back to Mykonos, I ended up getting lunch and shopping with the group (And got a nice surprise or two along the way...) before opting to hang around the room for a while. After a while, I decided to grab some food at an uphill kiosk (Strawberry juice is really friggin' cool...), go swimming in the hotel pool a few times, and ended the night with more deep conversations. The various conversations have continued to be my favorite parts of the trip and only make me wonder what else I'll be able to learn about everyone here.

Unfortunately, it's looking like we'll only be in Mykonos for 2 days since we're leaving for Naxos in the morning. Kinda makes me realize that I still have some reading to attend to before class tomorrow. Maybe I'll take care during tomorrow's ferries and layover. It's been nice not having classes for a couple days...