Roussos Beach Kamari

Our relaxed schedule meant that we had one last day to enjoy what Fira could offer. We visited the museum that houses the finds from Akrotiri – lots of pottery and some interesting wall paintings. A small gold animal figurine was particularly impressive. The museum is modern and well displayed, but as we were the only visitors there we didn't really enjoy the personal security supervision that followed us from exhibit to exhibit like a distrustful overseer.

As we ...

... it was closed for maintenance. All week. Ashen-faced, we realised that we would need to climb. All. The. Way.

We set off as best we could. Heath and Lexie raced ahead, young whippersnappers. We plodded on telling them we would buy them a drink later to say thanks. The road was long, with many a winding turn and my pack was heavy (certainly not my brother). We had lots of rest stops but with perseverance we made it to the top. It actually felt like quite ...

... interesting to note that after the rain that had fallen in the past couple of days there was a huge amount of rock and volcanic sand strewn across the roads.

As sunset approached we found ourselves back at Oia. The rain and clouds put paid to any ideas of a magnificent sunset, but we saw the bay of Ammoudiou and Jess had a close encounter with a donkey. We decided to keep the car for another day.

A power cut in the morning meant we hurried out the door. Our ...

... because we walked slowly, took breaks and lots of photos. At times the route is on a cobbled path and at times it’s just a goat track. It climbs up and down and skirts the cliff edge at all times. It really is something to experience. Along the route are dotted a series of picture-perfect chapels. I was disappointed to find them locked though.

Although the walk is only 12 km, its climbs and descents make it very challenging, at least for us and we were completely buggered ...

... the island for me. While beautiful, it is expensive and overrun with tourists. I can't get a sense of what the place and its people are really about. Imagine a piece of antique wooden furniture that, rather than being stained, has been painted. One can see the form and shape and understand the function of the piece, but none of its true characteristics or nature show through. This is how I feel about Santorini. On ...

... already seemed like a full time by the time we started to nap... To get to the Old Port where we were to catch up with the boat, one must walk down a series of 600 stairs along the caldera...this may not seem so daunting and it wasn't really...it was just that we had to dodge many pockets of donkey sh*t, as well as donkeys...traditionally, donkeys were used to transport people and goods from the Old Port to the main town...but now, they are a main attraction...we ...

... beach but couldn't get any info on which way to go. We could see the water in the distance and decided to take a chance and see if we just followed a road if it would lead to it. We walked and we walked straight down this road until it turned to dirt and then to fine dirt. We could still see the water in front of us, so we kepy walking. The area that we were alking through looked like Tatooine from Star Wars. I fully expected sand ...

... 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 ...