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Sailing Around the World & Island Hopping [Ep.20] Kythnos to Milos (Cyclades Greece) - SV CUBA

Added 2022-06-09 01:15:38 +0000 UTC

Join us in this week’s episode, as we leave the island of Kythnos in Greece and attempt to sail to Mykonos. But the wind keeps changing and therefore our sailing route changes.

With the Meltemi winds blowing we try to anchor in Sifnos and are chased out of the way by a massive ferry getting dangerously close. Just before the sun sets, we manage to find a protected anchorage and go to explore the town. There we stumble upon a relic no one at sea ever wants to find while sailing or being on a boat in general.

Sea mines, also called naval mines can still be found on the seabed in many areas all around the world. Some of them even still float on the surface and their triggering mechanisms can work for many many years, so Sarah’s fear growing up may not be completely unfounded after all.

The next day we set sail to the island of Milos, one of the most beautiful islands of the Cyclades, where we are planning to visit the centuries-old Catacombs.

Although most famous for the discovery of the ancient Venus de Milo statue, Milos is also the site of catacombs that tell a tragic story in Greece.

These Catacombs are considered to be the most important early Christian monument of worship, but they are also the largest Christian burial site in the entirety of Greece.

But Milos has so much more to offer, which we will soon find out!