Ephesus, Turkey and Patmos Island

I am almost out of time at the internet cafe but I wanted to post something. The Greek Isles cruise has by far exceeded our expecations. I am just loving my time here and never wanting to leave these gorgeous islands. The water is crystal clear near the shores, but blue like sapphire when you stare out across it. Absolutely splendorific! Mykonos was an island of white buildings with cobalt blue, turquoise, deep red, or green doors and window shutters. Saw an amazing sunset there and passed time wandering through the windy pathways. There were only a couple of roads with cars. It was a bit like Venice in that way. Really a uniquely beautiful place. Yesterday we went to Ephesus in Turkey early in the morning. That was a truly awesome excursion. The ruins there have been extremely well preserved. We actually got to stand on the very stage that St. Paul would preach to the Ephesians from in the theatre. It was a huge theatre with seating for about 25,000. Ephesus was quite a thriving city back in the day. Definitely the best ruins we've seen since Pompeii. In the late afternoon we stopped at the island Patmos and took a hike up to the highest point to visit the grotto where St. John wrote the book of Revelation after he had been exiled from Ephesus. Also visited a monastery there. The views from the monastery were magnificent. Today we are at the island Rhodes for the day. We are about to have lunch and then go to the beach. Only one more full day on this great cruise and then back to Athens friday morning.