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The cruise: an epic saga PART 2
... br> suckered in enough people to maximize profit and they untied the boat and
sailed off. Approaching Oia we realized why it was the subject of so many
postcards, paintings and Greek guidebooks. I had previously assumed that all
Greek villages had little white houses on the side of a cliff with blue domed
roofs and an ocean view. Nope, that iconic image is purely Oia. I was SO glad
we had decided to take a detour to the famous village. The boat company bused
us ...
Beautiful island with an explosive history
... island, and created the current geological caldera. A giant central, rectangular lagoon, which measures about 12 by 7 km (7.5 by 4.3 mi), is surrounded by 300 m (980 ft) high, steep cliffs on three sides. The main island slopes downward to the Aegean Sea. On the fourth side, the lagoon is separated from the sea by another much smaller island called Therasia; the lagoon ...
The white walls of Santorini
... driver would either hit the side wall or another car as we made our way up the narrow roads to the villages. We finally made it Oia where we visited the local winery and enjoyed some wine tasting and gorgeous views. After some shopping in the local gift shop, we hopped on the bus and we're off to Fira, the capitol of Santorini. Along the way, we noticed the houses were painted white and the domed roofs ...
Volcanic Visit
... eruption. Earthquake activity has increased dramatically and reached the 5.0 magnitude range in 2011. The center island, Nea Kameni, also rose 14 cm in less than one year. While on our visit to this island, we observed active vents of steam, sulfur dioxide and other gases (luckily, not carbon monoxide J). Around the vents, we saw sulfur and gypsum crystallizing at the vent openings. They were warm, but not too hot to prevent ...
Santorini Boat Trip
... at 9:30am. We were taken down to the port and soon boarded the cool boat that would be taking us out. After a false start (we had to pull away from the dock to let another boat in, before pulling back to the dock again) we were on our way towards to the volcano. Unfortunately it was windy out so the water was pretty rough. I had some gravol, but it wasn't the non-drowsy kind, so I felt tired for a lot of the day. On the volcano we hiked up to ...
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