I left Serifos two days ago on a rainy afternoon, attempting to make the best of my remaining days in Greece with some island-by-island adventure.
I jumped on board the ferry for Milos, original home of the Venus de Milo, just in time to depart. The ride was smooth, about an hour and a half long, with a brief stop on the island of Sifnos.
The home I stayed in on Serifos had a great deal of fine pottery from Sifnos including a few beautiful blue bowls.
Upon landing in Adamas, a woman from town wandering the port asked me if I wanted a room. Her name was Nina. When I told her I was from San Francisco, she informed me she had relatives there.
I was led to a handsome small apartment building with rooms nested on three floors. Past flanks of black and white cats, I climbed the stairs.
The room was comfortable and clean with a refrigerator full of peas and bread and a hot pot. A gorgeous hand blown poppy-flower shaped fixture hung above the bed, with drizzles of gold paint in cross-hatch patterns. A matching bamboo loveseat and couch with a geometric patern in browns and greens from the 1960s. Other cozying elements included crocheted cozys and doilies.
It was maybe only the fifth night this year I’ve slept with a pillow that wasn’t meant for a plane. And probably one of the few in the last week where I slept for more than an hour or two.
The water was not potable, however, it was plentiful. It was tepid enough I could take a shower without shivering.
The port in Adamas was brightly lit against the blue water. I walked past bobbing boats to catch the Tripyti Road.
The vegetation here is a little different than in Serifos. Some beautiful red berries plants I could not quickly identify, gave off a sweet apple and rose smell. Sage and eucalyptus I broke off in pieces and inhaled.
Tripyti is a small town, like many others in Greece, with narrow streets and cafes and outdoor shops.
Guidance may vary during the tourist season. I found a single open market just past the main road. It took me close to an hour!
I was pleased to find Orangeade and Smarties, a British candy I enjoyed when I first came to Europe in my teens.
Just past is the Tripyti Theater, a lava rock and marble beauty, facing the Mirtoon Sea.
I imagined what it would be like addressing a group of people on the floor of the ampitheater.
I sat on some of the old marble columns and touched rocks and trees all along the road to leave a bit of my energy with Milos.
