Poliegos & Sifnos Islands
Poliegos means the “Island of Many Goats” and this was our destination for the morning. The Panorama had departed Milos Island just before sunrise and was on approach to our anchorage on Poliegos just before the light came over the ridge. The island itself is uninhabited, and we found that there were only a few small sailboats in the bay.
Just after breakfast we boarded our Zodiacs and headed for the beach. We found it deserted, which was a very pleasant surprise and this gave us lots of room to spread out and relax. Some of the guests chose to kayak; there were those that hiked further inland, many stayed on the beach while the rest enjoyed the beautiful Aegean blue water. The pace was slow as we enjoyed our own private island. There were no goats sighted near the water but we did receive reports of many that were over the hill and up into the valley. Most of the guests were slow to abandon such a lovely spot but lunch was calling us back to Panorama.
During lunch we got underway and journeyed north to Sifnos Island and the port of Kamares. The Captain and the crew had us tied up by the stern via a “Mediterranean Moor.” This is a typical mooring maneuver in the Mediterranean that makes the best us of the limited dock space in the small harbors. We boarded our coaches and headed across the island to the Kastro. Sophie and Effie, our Greek guides led us through the winding pathways of this small village out to the Eastern side of town that affords a great overlook of the Aegean. It also became obvious that the Kastro was built on top of a Classical acropolis in that there are many artifacts built into the construction of the village today.
After our visit to the Kastro some of the guests chose to head directly back to the ship while most decided to visit a few more villages on the island. Artemonas and Apollonia are twin villages separated by a small path not more than a mile long. After a short trek or meander down the path we took some time to wander the alleys of Apollonia in search of fresh baked goods, gelato or a memento of our visit. Shortly thereafter we all returned to the Panorama for cocktails and dinner. The ship remained at the port for the evening so many of the guests chose to wander the charming and very intimate port of Kamares. We had lovely weather, great water and fun activities, if was a good end to a fine day.
