Over the sea and under the ground

Another day and another crossing to a new island.  We knew it was going to be a good day for a crossing as a Greek Orthodox archbishop (not sure of his actual rank but he had a flag on his car and was shown great deference by the ship's captain) was also catching a boat, though not ours.

Travelling on a jet boat, we reached Milos in about an hour and walked 5 minutes along the promenade to our hotel.

As it was only 10.30, we sat down with the owner for a welcome cup of coffee before leaving our bags and setting off to explore town.   It is the biggest so far with a big harbour serving both fishing boats and yachts.  

We caught a bus up to Plaka and Trypiti which cost the usual €1.60 and headed up to a cliff top chapel, partly built out of bits from an ancient temple.

We then walked down the hill towards the village of Klima where there are some remarkable catacombs tunnelled out of the soft volcanic rock.

With over 200m of tunnels and with family graves on the sides and in the floor, the total number of burials is enormous.

We followed a donkey path or Kalderimi back to Adamas, stopped to buy some drinks and supper ingredients and arrived back to check in properly.  We have a beautiful room

and a lovely balcony overlooking the harbour where we plan to eat supper later.