Santorini Day 2.2

Santorini Day 2.2

As I lay here writing this blog, I am extremely tired and needing a good rest, but some things I just have to write down. They can not wait. We made it to the towns of Fira and Oia. To do this, we had to take the public bus to the first town, walk around and check it out, then go to the next town at the extreme north. Oia is the town that is known for the sunsets over the sea and the beautiful buildings built on the cliffs and now we know why. We were there too early for the full on sunset, but that made dealing with crowds better and still provided us with some killer shots. There were the typical tourist shops and there were some super high end jewelry and apparel stores. The cruise ships let off and these two towns are easy access from their port. Easy in distance, not elevation. There is 300 meters of climbing to get to the top of the cliff wall. Some people take a cable car, some walk, some take the car from the large port, and some take donkeys. Now, the donkey thing was pretty funny to see. You have this sunset coming soon and everyone is trying to get to the lookouts to get their shot to show everyone, but the poor donkeys are being packed and raced up the concrete trill to dropp off passengers. On the way down, the wranglers race the donkeys as fast as possible to get them there to get another load of people. We saw this cycle go on a few times while we were perched in our lookout. There was a lot of whipping going on and yelling at the donkeys. The riders looked like they were in more pain getting off that they would have been if they just walked up the cliff. Oh well, at least we were entertained. The towns were beautiful to say the least with the rock walls, blue churches and the white walls, all with the sea in the background. I will post pics when I get the ability to do so.

We booked a scuba dive charter in the morning. They said they are taking us to 2 locations in the caldera of Santorini. We meet at a place 3 min from the hotel and get shuttled to the dive boats. We'll see. Not really sure about renting gear when you have your own that you are really used to. Just have to be extra safe and observant.

The food here has been a little pricey, but we have bought staples from the local for breakfast and some lunches. Morning breakfast is our Greek Breakfast. We make this with hard boiled eggs, tomato, feta, bread, and prosciutto. Pretty good and can get you through till lunch. For lunch, we have located a winner of a place! We call it the 2 Euro Gyro. Just a Gyro with park, feta, tomatoes, French fries, cilantro, etc. But it's funny to say Euro and Gyro when you pronounce them the same way, almost. We will head
Back there tomorrow after diving for sure.

Gotta get some sleep after that trail run, hiking in 2 towns, and the local festivities :P