Acteon Hotel Ios

... we headed to Pyrgos and from here up to the highest point on Santorini – the Monastery of Prophet Ilias. the view from here appears to go forever. My main observation after our strenuous day of walking the day before was that climbing mountains is easier in a car.

Continuing our exploration we went back down the mountain then around a bit to Kamari Beach where we promptly headed back up the same mountain we had just come down from, but this time on the other ...

... the time we made it to Oia. Sadly, Oia was virtually shut down. It was a shame to see what is clearly a beautiful village present itself as a virtual ghost town. We eventually found one place where we could eat and we relaxed with a wine to distract us from the pain our feet were feeling. Unfortunately the famed sunset did not happen due to some low lying cloud. We’ll try again another day...

The next bus back to Fira was nearly an hour away so we called a taxi to take us home.

... season in Ios was over before we got there so we pretty much had the whole beach to ourselves which was fantastic. All we did was sleep and eat and drink. before wandering down the beach road in search of dinner. Ios was very relaxing and pretty much closed down. It was a nice break before heading to Naxos.

Today, we decided to take it easy and head to a secluded part of a small island where there is a WWII fighter plane sunk about 40 feet below the surface. We snorkeled around there for a bit and decided to spend the night anchored about 100 yards off the shore. For dinner, we had bought tons of BBQ items the night before and prepared a huge feast....chicken kebabs, sausages, tomatoes, onions, peppers, baked feta ...

... going to force myself to learn a couple more languages. OK, that's a little bit for ya'll. There's a line for the computer, and I'm getting the scary eye from some Canadiens. So I have to go. But I love and miss ya'll. I miss ZTejas and soccer and my music and my dog (thanks again Erica) and rockclimbing and Austin and Lone Star beer and the hot tattood bartenders in Jackalope. Cheers everyone and I'll try and write again soon.

... Bluewaves hotel to Hotel Keti. We were there a bit early, and the room wasn't ready yet. Anyway, we left our luggage with the hotel and off we go to find something to eat.
Now, this might sound simple, but I'm already dreading the return journey. Hotel Keti is situated quite far down. And I have to push our luggage all the way down. And you probably have guessed ...

... t very tall, and the pistachios nuts grew in bunches.












In the evening, Reveplanner arranged a Caldera Sunset for us. We were so excited! We are going to see sunset in a boat ride! We took a bus down the winding road, and onto our boat!
The boat aren't very big, and it doesn't look like the Black Pearl nor the HMS ...

... of the Santorini Island!




We found this reasonably cheap hotel Bluewaves Hotel by the Kamari beach, which is also the black sand beach. The balcany in our room has a great view to the vast blue sea!



















So, first thing we look for while we are in Santorini is our transportation ...

... island of ios, which has a reputation for partying. i should've gone to ios first, because the last 2 days of my vacation all i want to do is relax and get ready for round two of law school... not party ibiza-style. anyway, the beach here is nice, there is actual sand - but i have a feeling they ship it in because the bottom of the ocean is still rock and when you swim you don't get all sandy in every body crevice. the main village of chora is absolutely adorable ...

... square. First there was just a mass celebration (the island was still mostly Aussie at this point) and then the crowd-surfing began. I was working in the square at the time and since there was no point in trying to recruit people into my bar, I was basically getting paid to watch a party. I have friends here who have been doing this for four season and claimed they'd never seen anything like it. Swedish Midsummer was an unreal experience. In Sweden, June 23rd is a massive party ...