Santorini

Santorini was the last 4 days of the vacation. We ventured out of the hotel a bit more - rented a dunebuggy and travelled to local wineries and to a red sand beach. We had to hike in a bit and then could swim looking up a the red cliffs.

TJ did a great job driving the dunebuggy - even with me whispering "slow down, slow down" anytime we went above 5 miles an hour. It was a funny way to travel around the island and we got some looks from fellow travelers.


The hotel was fantastic - the Cosmopolitan Suites. Each morning I ran and then quickly changed and jumped into the pool before breakfast. I think I've discovered my favorite way to wake up.

These are pictures from the room -it had a small dining room - didn't spend much time in it but I had some grand plans to use it, as it would have been perfect to stage a Greece wine tasting if we were with friends.

We had some fantastic dinners at Vanillia and 1800 - definitely ate well. Breakfast each day was yogurt with honey, breads and an assortment of cheeses with sliced tomatoes.


We ended the trip with a boat ride out to the volcano where we swam to a 'hot springs' and then cruised around and watched the sunset. TJ has great pictures of this as I ran out of room. There was one incident on the boat where a fellow traveler was over-enthusiastic, he and his girlfriend were prancing around the boat when he walked straight into the boom. There was a load knocking noise as his head hit it - he was fine but it was quite comical.

The last day we took the ferry back to Athens.


All of my pictures from Santorini are here.