Kyphnos

We are now in Kythos heading toward Athens to pick up Amy McMullen, my dear niece who arrives on Sunday.

We are makeing great time across the Cyclades westward.  Oh, boy, what a heck of a day yesterday!! 

I worked until 2 am on my project on Wednesday (oh, it is just crazy now...10 hours of billable time per day this week).  Slept fitfully and then got up at 7 on Thursday and ran about 5 1/2 miles.  I didnt think it would be a good run, and instead it was GREAT.  Somehow being exhausted seems to add to the run.  Dont know why that is!

I got back and went for a quick swim to cool off, then packed up and sailed from Syros (loved the island and the town, even if the harbor view is only so so) to Kithnos.  Should have put a reef in the sail, but didnt, so we were all puking.  I never ever ever puke.  Of course, that means I am the one elected to duck down below every time we need something, so apparently my body had enough and I did the first 'heave-ho' over the side of this entire trip!!  Aethan puked twice, Graeme once, I am not sure if Code did, but he would have been better off if he did.  Winds were hitting 33 knots, seas were 12' at one point with really close intervals.  Almost lost the dinghy (did a MOB loop to retrieve it).  The sail (including our Dinghy retrieval) was about 6 hours.

Let me tell you about tired!!!  Had a great night's sleep and now feel quite RIGHT.

We're going to stay here today until the wind calms down and do our last leg to Athens tomorrow.  We'll pick up the 'other Amy', the Greek Amy, when we sail past Nafpaktos (where I had all that trouble last Sept.).  

Kyfnos is cute and there are HOT SPRINGS!!!!  And I do mean HOT!  

I am going to work today and then indulge in the warmth later on.