Porto Perissa Hotel Santorini

... port of call was the church at Imerovigli where we had been told by Thanes there was a celebration in honour of Saint Nicholas (this being both Sunday and the feast of Saint Nicholas). Well we headed up there, parked the car and found that we would have to enter the church to be involved. Feeling like we were intruding we decided not to go in. It was great though to see the smiling faces of the congregation as it broke up, all carrying with pride the pieces of bread the ...

... 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.

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 ...

... afternoon we rented ATVs to explore the island. Our first stop was Fira. We wandered around the streets, did some shopping and had lunch. Navigating out of Fira took some time... some of the streets were so steep that our ATVs got stuck trying to ascend the hill. Once we were out of the city, we cruised along the cliffs across the island to the lighthouse. We climbed around the cliffs, Annie and I got temporarily stuck in a cave, and we watched the sun set over the ...

... we are taking a boat over to the next island on our itinerary... Folegandros. Apparently its a very small, traditional islands that is very beautiful. So, thats the plan for today!! We will probably stay there for 3 days and then move on to Milos for the last island of our island hopping portion... and then home!!! I am ready to come home... I am very homesick!! See everyone soon!

... while sun bathing :p
















In the evening, we went to Selene for dinner. This is the most expensive meal throughout our trip! The ambient was quite nice, but the food is nothing to shout about. I guess we prefer the gyros to Greek fine dining...







We have each a mussel for a ...

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And when we finally climb up to the top. We see this. This must be the archaeologists' toilet. I'm guessing it must be the toilet with the greatest view in all of Greece! Hahaha...












We get a very complete view of the Kamari beach from the Ancient Thira. I'm sure our hotel ...