Loutra, Kythnos

We're circling back to Lavrio, where we started. We'll stay at Kythnos again, but on the east side this time.

On the way here we had in a little rough weather. It was a great day for Deanne to try her hand at the helm. Everyone was impressed. On her 64th birthday, she learned to sail. Once a captain, always a captain.

Loutra is small, but has everything we need. To top it off, there's natural hot spring waters that flow into the sea right at the beach. The spa here is closed for good and the hotel is abandoned. But locals piled rocks in a semicircle at the edge of the beach and it forms a nice little hot spring tub where about a dozen people can enjoy the waters.

We're almost done with our trip, so most people are just chilling out. Tomorrow we will have our last sailing day and go back to Lavrio and spend the night at the port there before turning in the boat.

Tonight, I lit a candle for Deanne on the baklava pie and we shared them with the crew. We celebrated with the pomegranate liquor we bought from an old lady in the mountains along with Metaxa, a Greek brandy. The group sang happy birthday to Deanne in 2 languages. That's a birthday to remember!

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