Zeus vs. Pepe le Peu

Tuesday, September 5: Donousa (Amanda)

How did I get stuck with Donousa?

Actually, it was a great day. Before we made it to Donousa we stopped in a little cove off the coast of Rinia, Dilos’s sister island. Beautiful turquoise waters that looked much different than the deep blue indigo everywhere else. After lunch and a swim we (they) pulled the anchor and we set sail for the six-hour trip to Donousa.

Donousa was a very charming little island that isn’t often visited because of how small it is. We sailed in just in time to watch the sunset. Later a huge moon rose from behind the island to light up the harbor and all 3 boats that were there.

Sini took us to a taverna on the beach for dinner. She has been hostessing on sailboats in the Cyclades for over 12 years, so even on the tiniest of islands, she knew someone. When we got to the taverna, there was one other table occupied. Sure enough, Sini knew one of the men because they were both from Piraeus and he treated us to a great bottle of wine...the benefits of sailing with a Cyclades veteran.

We enjoyed a great dinner with more arguments about Greek vs. French contributions to society (as usual, Sini offered mythology, philospohy and the Olympics, and Thomas replied with croissants). We turned in somewhat early to recover from our long day (and long night in Mykonos).