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| seascape |
hot, breezy,
not too humid
Santorini is a very interesting Greek Cycladic
island formed from a volcanic eruption. The population is about 15000. This morning
we are first taken to a ruin of a windmill which we are told has become a
symbol of Santorini – we don’t notice this symbolism anywhere else in our day
on the island. This is mostly a photo-stop, the island with its volcanic
caldera formation and sea is beautiful.
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| refreshment stop |
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| admiring the view |
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| refreshment stop |
The main attraction for this tour is a
visit to an archeological museum at Akrotiri village. Here we are given a look
into the ancient way of life here. It’s a bit of a snore fest actually. It is
indoors which I am very grateful for, and while not air conditioned, I’m thankful
multiple times that we aren’t out in the blazing sun. While archeology isn’t
exactly my thing, I’ve been to museums that have been much more engaging. We round
out the visit with a Methos beer on the museum’s terrace – not cheap (5 euros),
if it wasn’t for the heat, I would have thought I was in Norway, but not really…Norway
was at least double.
We have lunch in a taverna overlooking
the sea of what else…Greek salad and a gyro platter (shaved meat, pita, tzatziki,
tomato and fries) wine and beer. This is a delightful spot. After about 10
minutes I’m not remotely hot as the sea breeze and shade provide a comfortable
temperature.
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| archaeological site |
Afterwards, we have 3 options to get
down from the town of Fira perched at the top of a steep hill ) to the port to
take a tender back to the ship– 1, take the cable car, 2 – ride a donkey, 3 –
walk down the 500 or so stairs. The cable car line is crazy long (we later hear
it was a 45 min wait), so we decide to walk (35 min.) It wasn’t bad except for
a few slippery spots. We were in Santorini once before and it was very easy to
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| lunch view |
get onto the cable car. Apparently there were 6 other cruise ships in town
today – I think our cruise line should have been aware of this. I’m not sure
what they should have done, but leaving seniors (or not seniors) and people
with mobility issues (or not) with these options is not going to make them
friends. I suspect there are some rather unhappy people because of this.
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| donkeys! |
Oh well, in no time we are back on the
ship and head to the closest bar for an icy cold champagne!
Dinner is at the ship’s steak pit, followed by the show
and a bit of gambling.
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| more refreshments |
4 comments:
I like the name of the Snack Bar.
We took the donkeys up 23 years ago. loved the island
Okay I'm falling in love with Greece through your eyes...I would have gone on the Donkeys :-)
Donkey riding just like Great Big Sea.... That would have been cool but smelly
Dave
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