Poliegos & Milos
After enjoying a beautiful day in Sifnos we sailed in the evening to a safe anchorage to spend the night. The seas were calm and the moon, a day after being full, was reflecting its silver colors at the surface. It was magical.
Sunday morning we spent at the uninhabited small island of Poliegos, which means the island of many goats. Shepherds of the neighboring island of Milos used to leave their goats there. They provided them water and the animals grazed free. Nowadays it is hard to see a goat on the island, but the seas and the beaches around are wonderful.
We took advantage of these beaches and spent the morning swimming, kayaking, snorkeling and enjoying the sun on a sandy beach. Our small boats were going back and forth to take us to and from the beach as we pleased. The bay where we were anchored had a zig-zag rocky coastline which made kayaking very interesting.
When everybody was back on board, lunch was served and soon after we sailed towards Milos. We sailed very close to the southern coast of the island and we had the opportunity to admire all the different colors of the rocks that their volcanic origin offers. We stopped at a very interesting sculpted volcanic beach called Kleftiko. The captain took us really close, allowing us to take many pictures. The cliffs were white and had many caves. It was like a movie set. Soon after this it was time for our “Greek lesson”. Everybody had the opportunity to learn the Greek alphabet and try to read their first Greek words. And everyone did really well!
A bit after 5 o’clock we docked at the main port of Milos and were ready to start our exploration. The mining museum gave us more information about the local geology. The once famous black volcanic stone, the obsidian, is now used in local jewelry.
After the museum, we strolled around, some choosing to eat ashore and everybody getting ready for tomorrow’s destination and the other volcanic island in the Aegean – Santorini.
