Santorini, Greece

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Where the Blues are Bluer and the Scooter Mama Rulz the Island

Mark has now fulfilled his commitment to take me to Greece. We landed in Santorini this morning to be greeted by post-card perfection and a choice between a 3--minute hike straight up the cliffside, a 4-minute train ride, or a no-money-back, not-completely-certain-the-donkey-won't-stop-halfway-up-the-mountain mule ride to the port city. We chose to fork over the funds for the tram to expedite our adventure on teh island. We discovered, through great advice from friends traveling before us, that renting a scooter (or a small four-wheeler) is the best way to traverse the island and so we did!! We went to every corner and every town on the map and saw famous landscapes, beautiful artwork and the front-end of a beautiful sunset in what has to be one of the most beautiful places on the plant.

HHI = Level 4 with the wind in your face, driving along on your scooter
Level 5 at the top of the archipelago

p.s. next time we come here, Mengu, we'll rent the dune buggy!

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Photos

On the way to shore-in style!
Mark wearing Angel's glasses on the tender to the shore. It's a good look!
Mengu - cool as ever. Take a lesson.

On the tram
A tram connects the sea port up to Thira at the top. A better option than the donkeys

A view over the caldera
Santorini is the remnants of an ancient volcano. This is the view from the top of the island.

70 mph winds can't stop us!
Winds rush through a gap in the island-we are a couple thousand feet up here

Ancient ruins
Ancient ruins at the top of Santorini-the phallus is a ward against bad luck in the anchient world

Angel over the world
Overlooking the airport and black beaches of the island

Black beaches
Remnants of the volcano

Trusty 4-wheeler
Rented a couple of these to tool around the whole island for 20 Euro

Classic view
Classic view from Oia with blue domes and white buildings overlooking the ocean