Syros (Kini Beach)

T and I visited the travel agency in Athens about the possibility of heading to Santorini for a few days and were met with a few challenges-- money (that place is pricey!), time (you'd think with 40 days... but no), and the fact that another overnight ferry ride would be required (one a month is quite enough thank you). So it was time to rethink. After sitting down with our Greek Islands book, we discovered a very remote island in the same cluster as Santorini called Syros. What stood out most for us was a tiny beach called Kini, a name that for some forgotten reason, T calls me to this day. So Kini beach it was.
After a relatively painless ferry ride (there was a pool on top which was nice), we arrived on the tiny island of Syros and looked for a bus to take us to Kini. It's interesting- to get anywhere on this island, you must go UP. To get to Kini, directly across the island, we had to go to the top of the mountain and back down its other side. It was quite a ride. We arrived at the bay of Kini and had no problem finding a cheap room, mostly because there were only two places to choose from besides some lady's couch. For 30 Euros a night, we got a fabulous room. The beach was just gorgeous. The sand was not black like we've heard of that in Santorini, but SILVER! When you peer at a still place in the water, it looks as though a handful of coins is resting at the bottom. There was very little to do in Syros, and that may have been the best part of all.


T outside of our room


Eggplant field- yummy!


The road ending at Kini Beach


Monkey's view to Kini Bay