Ios, Greece II

My favorite thing to do on Ios was to rent a scooter. There really isn't much on Ios - so there is no where to go. As a result, the roads are almost always empty - so you can zip around to the different beaches. The weather of Ios is hot and dry - so the breeze on the scooter feels really great.

We went to Homer's Tomb. It was the most uninteresting place I've ever been. It wasn't the first time for me - but I wanted to make Renee laugh.It took about 40 minutes of "scootering" to get to - fortunately there was paved road all the way - but at the end there really isn't anything. Some historic fund built a little bit of shade... but the actually tomb is just a pile of rocks.

On the way back, we stopped at some archeological ruins named Skarkos. The tourist center, and gates were closed - but since we came all the way there - we just hopped the fence, followed the roads, and had the place to ourselves. According to the signs, Skarkos was from around 3000 BC to 2000 BC!, and is one of the first places to show signs of organized agriculture, sewage system, and two-story houses.