Perfect Magical Mykonos

Thank you Jon! I just arrived at my 2nd hotel in Mykonos and am completely charmed once again! The  boutique hotel is highly recommended for a reason! I had another lovely breakfast at the Grand and then spent a bit of time by the lovely pool. Then my new best Greek friend drove me himself to this hotel, such wonderful personal service,and to this point unequalled by any place I've ever stayed in the US. Theodore knows the owner of this hotel so when he walked me in, once again I was treated like a VIP once again! Theodore worked out a nice price for me to return to the Grand so I will be spending two nights here and then will spend the last night back there. Such wonderful people! When I arrived my room wasn't quite ready so the owner bought me an iced tea and here I sit on a terrace overlooking the white and blue of mykonos town and the sea.~~~I am typing on my iPad again which means no paragraphs so I will use the squiggly lines to represent paragraph breaks. The teacher in me still cringes when I look at all my thoughts together, so at least this will help.~~~. Wildlife sightings are already part of this experience, as I sat down a lizard scurried across the walkway from one side to the other. There is a large yellow lab in the hotel office, who belongs to the owner. A small yellow 3 legged tabby came wandering by while the owner was talking to me and she said that she had an accident and her leg needed to be amputated but she will be fine. Very gentle little kitty. The pets add a bit of home, well not the lizard!~~~ today is cloudy, but that is okay, it is still much warmer than the Netherlands! The breeze makes it perfect for me. This afternoon I have a car and driver who is going to take me around the island. This is my fourth visit and I've not seen more than the town and the area around the Grand so I am looking forward to that and am hoping to get some lovely photos. If I like the young man who is supposed to speak excellent English I will then have the name of someone to recommend when friends come here, Barbara, so I'll let you know how it is.~~~ last night I decided to have dinner in town at a restaurant I loved last time. It was one of the most expensive items on the menu, and well worth the splurge! Shrimp saganaki is my new favorite Greek food! Luckily this hotel serves it too so I will have it one more time before leaving. That was good news for me. After my tour of the island I will stay in town and see the sunset from there.~~~well, my sea view room is ready now so I will wander up and settle down until my driver arrives. I hope it doesn't rain, I left my rain jacket at the other hotel, so hoping for a dry trip around the island. I told the owner that if I didn't have my dogs back home I might just stay a bit longer...she said next time bring them and they could stay at her house, sweet offer, like I said, the people are wonderful. How lucky I am to have this time with such kind delightful people...oh the joys of travel! Happy day from a hillside balcony in Mykonos!