With every new island, I fall more in love with Greece. It is really getting hard to pick our favorite island. While looking for accommodations in Mykonos (slightly hard to do when you arrive with nothing booked on a 3-day weekend) we joked that maybe it would be easier to just buy a place. Too bad we all wished we could really do that! We all just keep asking ourselves, "Can we stay here forever?!?"After spending about 30 minutes at an internet cafe and finding that everything on Hostelworld and Hostelbookers was either booked or too expensive, we were starting to get a little worried At that exact moment the man working at the internet cafe saw that we were searching for a place to stay and mentioned that the woman who lives across the street has an extra apartment available down the street. He went to see if it was free... just our luck it was! At this point we would have taken anything. This place is wonderful! The best part is the large balcony that overlooks Little Venice and the windmills!
Once we had our accommodation settled, we were free to explore Mykonos town. This place is SO cute! Its a relatively small town filled with narrow, white alleys…and easy to get lost! Surprisingly it is quite easy to find your way around. We have had no problem finding our favorite places such as the gyro joint where we often go to for lunch, dinner and/or late-night snack. Emphasis on the "and" seeing as how yesterday we consumed 4 gyros in a 24-hour period! Funny cause it's true. I swear I am going to gain a million pounds from all the delicious food we have been eating. And I am 100% ok with that! In addition to the daily gyros we also usually eat a Greek salad. One guy in Turkey told us that in Greece, "you can really taste the tomatoes in the salad". Laura and Ashley keep making fun of how many times I have brought that up saying it's just so ture! The tomatoes and cucumbers are SO good here! I sure am going to miss those when I leave here…
Laura was super excited to find one of the famous “Mykonos pelicans”. It didn’t take long for us to come across one, except that when we did, she was scared shitless and would no get close to it for the photo op! To her credit, it was HUGE. When it turned around it snapped its beak (not at her - just in the air) she nearly had a heart-attack. 
Since arriving, our itinerary has been pretty much the same way as on all other islands: the beach by day and bars by night. Good thing Mykonos is famous for both! Tonight we are taking the bus across the island to the famous Paradise Beach for a huge beach party- Laura is excited because Ministry of Sound (an Australian DJ collective) is performing.
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