As our ship approached Santorini, an announcement went out that the cable cars were not working and we had to take either the donkeys or walk up the donkey path. I was thrilled, as I wanted to ride the donkey, but Rajesh wasn’t so enthusiastic. The mallu group sat in the Aquamarine lounge and when they heard this announcement, several high pitched voices went ‘bling ding kading’.. and they decided not to go. Nuts! Their tour operator kept insisting they must go as it’s a spectacular island, but Anna said they had to consult Dr. Raju, their leader who was “dringing chaya” at the moment in the ship’s restaurant. Santorini is one of the most magical islands of Greece and has a dramatic beauty to it. It is a barren, rocky island just opposite a volcano,
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