Snow Capped Island

After breakfast we had a bit of time to kill before our evening ferry so we walked down into the port village to have a bit of a walk around. Sue, Granddad, Tim and I shared a great lunch together at a little harbor side restaurant that had what many of us thought were the best gyros yet. Gyros are the way to go in Greece as they are amazing and cost usually 2-3 Euros, can’t beat that. We just have to hope we can find something similar in all our other destinations.

After lunch Sue and Granddad walked back up to the hotel to have relax a bit and Tim and I headed to Yialos Beach where we enjoyed free lounges (such luxuries!) while Tim read the paper and I listened to music. After a while we headed back up to the hotel and I went for a quick dip while Tim watched the soccer up in the reception area.

We almost had a big hiccup as the Flying Cat 4 was cancelled due to mechanical reasons and the next boat to Santorini wasn’t until midday the following day, but by the grace of God the Greeks actually re-routed a boat (which Steve says NEVER happens) and we actually got off 15 minutes earlier (which was still 15-30 minutes late).

Just a short 30 minute ferry ride later we arrived in spectacular Santorini with its cliff top buildings which look like snow on the top of a mountain. We arrived in the new port which meant we had transportation up to the top. Before the new port all visitors to Santorini had to take donkeys or cable cars to the top, and on Granddad’s first trip to the island it was only donkeys! The cruise ships still arrive at the old port so its passengers still utilize the donkeys are cable cars.
We dropped our bags at the hotel and headed into town for a meal at another restaurant with a beautiful rooftop terrace. Here I enjoyed my second helping of Mousakka, not as good as the first, but still delicious and some more local wine. The owner was kind enough to carry his own personal TV up to the terrace for our group to watch the Aussies play Germany in the World Cup. As it turns out it may not have been worth his while, but we certainly appreciated the effort.