Fossil

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Mykonos. According to Lonley Planet this is "Polished Greek Island perfection" Hmmmmmm.. Perhaps Helen Keller did the update. More like Fantasy Island for ageing cloned gay couples who still party so hard they look 10 years older and dress 25 years younger than they should. Don't forget to walk with a lisp and use the same hairdresser.

Speaking of fossils - having avoided the whordes and found some nice quiet beaches, I managed to make the decision to remove myself from the beach before the sun and salt crystals fosslised me into a part of the landscape. After 7 days I think I'm bored, and have the next boat out this afternoon.

Despite the commercialism Mykonos is pleasant enough with beautiful beaches and plenty of exploring to do. Some of you might recall that when I was in Dubrovnik I nearly got run over by the cruise liner Costa Victoria - which I encountered again in Mykonos. Some massive cruise ships have been thru here in the last week.

Our first choice of abode turned out to be Fawlty Towers on a bad day, so without even staying there we found Fraskoulas Rooms on a beach just out of town which was much more pleasant. The fact that we were a 5 minute drive or 30 minute walk out of the centre encouraged me to rent a motorbike.

The first day I had said motorbike and had made my own (clone-like?) decision to not use a helmet I got home in the evening, got out of the shower and hit my head on a chair giving myself a FANTASTIC scar on my left eyebrow. I now wear the helmet around the house just in case.

So yesterday I was riding the bike (a Quad bike to be honest)without a license, without a helmet, when I passed two greek policemen standing on the side of the road who waved at me when I rode past. I don't think they wanted me to stop, but...??? Benig slightly worried, I decided to take the backroads home, got lost, ended up in someone's driveway in the middle of the island, found what I thought was the way out, only to discover that I ended up on the same road the police were on when I started the trip. Luckily of course they had changed sides and were now on my side of the road again. Luckier still they pulled ovewr the two girls in front of me and I sailed past. Goes without saying I didn't ride much more after that.

I have been collecting some little curios along the way (when I think of it). So far I have acquired small pieces of the Acropolis, Ancient Thira on Santorini, and three bullets from Bosnia. It could make for an interesting experience thru customs.

I have decided against visiting Turkey - means i'm moving in the wrong direction and cost-wise it means additional airfares which are more expensive than island hopping thru to southern Italy which is where I need to be for my next flight. Julie left on Thursday for Naples and we are going to try to catch up before I head off to Miami and Mexico on the 15th.