Santorini

Greece is breathtaking.  The beauty of the sea, the architecture, and the amazing people - it all just about moves me to tears.  There isn't much to say to describe it, you have to see it to believe it.  Perissa Beach is where we were stayed on Santorini.  It has the most amazing black sand beaches.  We rented a cabana with an umbrella and two beach beds for 8 euro for the entire day.  And we stayed all day.

There is a hiking trail from Thira to Oia, and for Father's Day we decided we would try it.  In order to do that, Michael rented us a car.  Driving in Greece is really crazy.  Take a ten foot wide road and try to drive two directions on it.  Now add tourists walking on the side plus ATVs and scooters weaving in and out of traffic.  Now just for kicks, there isn't a shoulder on either side, just the walls of houses or perhaps a cliff.  That is driving in Greece.  So miracle of miracles I let  Michael drive because I flat out refused to do it.   We drove through Thira to a town just north so we could cut a couple miles out of the hike.  (I can't spell the town, it starts with an I in English)  The hike took us about 9 km along the caldera over the mountainous terrain of northern Santorini.  And past gorgeous views.

Its the most beautiful place I have ever been.

We left Santorini this afternoon and took the Blue Star Ferry to Naxos, where we look forward to starting a new adventure in the morning!