Just a few days left in my Greek adventure. We leave tomorrow for the smaller, less populated Antiparos where we will again be staying with one of Evi’s wide circle of friends.
Mykonos has been a gift after the congestion of Athens. It is crowded in town of course. Ferry after ferry arrives filled with vacationers anxious to experience the charm of island life, but the heavy crowds won’t arrive for another couple of weeks. Weather has been fabulous, as usual.
We are staying with Babis, a friend of Evi’s from way back. She actually worked for him a long time ago at the older of the two clubs he owns here. We visited them yesterday but Astra, the older place, was closed with no one about so we couldn’t get in. We were luckier at Void; the cleaning staff was there preparing for the evening. Christo, one of the senior managers, invited us in and insisted that we visit the VIP area upstairs, the place that costs a ton of money to gain access to. They get a lot of celebrities there from the sound of it. Babis is actually friends with Keith Richards and there are a couple of Stones pictures in his home and an original of Keith in a place of honour in the living room. Wonder if I’m sleeping in his room…
We have been all over the island since our arrival. Evi has spent a good deal of time here and she had many places to show me….houses of friends and former lovers, secluded beaches far from the crowds, the church where she and Nicos got married, a grocery store with a live DJ that caters to the rich and famous from all over the world.
We stopped at a small beach this afternoon for a swim. There were only two other people there – both male and both naked. Evi also swims in the nude so once we had settled, I was the only one not in my birthday suit. India this is not😀
What a fun trip