Marianna Perissa

We had previously made some enquiries in the town about hiring a car and found one for just 20 Euros per day –what a bargain! So after a leisurely breakfast in front of the endless caldera view we headed off to hire the car. We started out for Akrotiri, the ancient village that was buried by ash thousands of years ago. Unfortunately it was closed and had been for some time following a roof collapse that killed a tourist. I was kind-of glad that it was closed if the ...

... buildings with stunning caldera backdrops that you will need another memory card. It took us almost an hour to reach the village of Imerovigli, another town perched impossibly on the top of the cliffs. Although there was nothing open in this town except the supermarket, this allowed us to get the water we needed (but not the coffee stop we craved...)

We were told that the walk to Oia is two hours, but the literature (once we read it) said 3 hours. We took more than four ...

We needed to be out the door by 6.30 to make our ferry, the Blue Star Ithaki which was scheduled to depart at 7.25. We got away on time, although arriving at the ferry only half an hour prior to departure meant we didn't get comfortable seats – the Greeks clearly knew to be there early!

The Ithaki is a modern ferry with modern facilities, including its own branch of a fast food store (Goodies). It was interesting to watch the locals sprawl over the ...

... worked at a Lone Star Steakhouse) and street-side near my hotel and on fresh fish, stuffed peppers, souvlaki, moussaka, and other fresh-made vegetable and lamb dishes (note: most Greeks don’t start dinner until 9 or 10pm)

~Loving the cool, nearly constant and at times strong breeze that swept across the island after sunset and the very comfortable weather than came with it

~Noting the interesting marketing effort of nearly every ...

... hopping around! She is 20, from Melbourne, but her father has a farm so she's used to eating different animals i guess! After dinner we went to one of the bars that we saw a flyer for and met up with Mel and Alana and a couple of guys they had met 2 more Aussies Darren and Jim. It was a quiet night, not too many people out. We had one drink at that place and then went to another on the beach, more people there but playing rave type of annoying music. We had ...

... ll be able to procreate any further.
Look at the amount of mule waiting for us!!








We decided against riding it down, but we want to take a picture of us riding the mule.











This is how Ai Ling look like at the beginning of the journey, and this is how I look like half way ...