Thursday Santorini
Up this morning after a sleepless night, worrying about Lee!!! Saw this morning where he won though….yeah!!!! No hotel breakfast here, so got packed for the beach and headed out. Stopped at a little deli and picked up some breakfast rolls, subs for later on the beach and chocolate milks….first morning in a while without coffee. 
We packed our goodies in the back pack and headed out for the black beach. This is a beach on the other end of the island that was left with black sand and rocks after one of the earthquakes that have devasted the island over the years. When we arrived, not many people there but it filled up quickly. The water is still a little cold for me, but the sun was great.
We got there around 10 and stayed till around 4. Found a new friend, she was just happy to find someone to give her a drink. Finally decided it was time to pack up and head back to the hotel and get cleaned up for dinner…hopefully something light and stick around the hotel for the famous Santorini sunsets.
Went into Thira this afternoon to walk around and see all the shops and sights.
Started to go on the cable car down the side of the mountain but the line was L O N G, so decided to try that another day. We started down the steps, but when I saw how far they went I said let’s go back to the main street and find a gyro and a gelato. Well first we stopped for a beer in a little bar overlooking the sea and pearched high on the bluff.
We finally made it back to the main street and sat down for our Gyro. It was then we noticed the sun was about to set so we hopped on the bike and think we must have gone 90 mph back to the hotel to watch the sunset and get some pics. You can see in this picture the island on the right and the island on the left form part of the circle of the rim, the other part being the half circle on which our hotel is hanging. The water is smoother than any lake
I’ve ever seen, certainly smoother than Ft.Cobb lake where I used to go as a teen, and certainly smoother than Eagle Mountain where I used to pull the boys on tubes. This water is so smooth it looks like mastic for tile that has been spread at right angles.
We packed our goodies in the back pack and headed out for the black beach. This is a beach on the other end of the island that was left with black sand and rocks after one of the earthquakes that have devasted the island over the years. When we arrived, not many people there but it filled up quickly. The water is still a little cold for me, but the sun was great.
We got there around 10 and stayed till around 4. Found a new friend, she was just happy to find someone to give her a drink. Finally decided it was time to pack up and head back to the hotel and get cleaned up for dinner…hopefully something light and stick around the hotel for the famous Santorini sunsets.
Went into Thira this afternoon to walk around and see all the shops and sights.
Started to go on the cable car down the side of the mountain but the line was L O N G, so decided to try that another day. We started down the steps, but when I saw how far they went I said let’s go back to the main street and find a gyro and a gelato. Well first we stopped for a beer in a little bar overlooking the sea and pearched high on the bluff.We finally made it back to the main street and sat down for our Gyro. It was then we noticed the sun was about to set so we hopped on the bike and think we must have gone 90 mph back to the hotel to watch the sunset and get some pics. You can see in this picture the island on the right and the island on the left form part of the circle of the rim, the other part being the half circle on which our hotel is hanging. The water is smoother than any lake
I’ve ever seen, certainly smoother than Ft.Cobb lake where I used to go as a teen, and certainly smoother than Eagle Mountain where I used to pull the boys on tubes. This water is so smooth it looks like mastic for tile that has been spread at right angles.Well that’s about it for today…if you can see the little town on the island on the
right in the picture, that is where we are going tomorrow (actually I erred, that is not an island, it is an extension of Santorini) to visit, see the beaches, and check out the local restaurants. Oh....and that SUNSET!!!
right in the picture, that is where we are going tomorrow (actually I erred, that is not an island, it is an extension of Santorini) to visit, see the beaches, and check out the local restaurants. Oh....and that SUNSET!!!Oh….and the Smart of the day!!!
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