’14 May: the Cyclades

A guy taking a shower and his…

…dog. No I didn’t let that dog lick my face but I did let her lick my hand despite knowing well enough that she could have decided to Have my hand.

If I remember rightly the guide said there were 80 churchs in Oia.

A light dinner. I got to practice all my words, and they are piling up. He acted like he understood anyway, and made only appropriate replies. Cool.

It looked like we weren’t going to get that eggy sun. I’ve got the camera over my head standing on the balcony of a shop. I’m glad to have come here to have a look but I think the sunset in Santorini is much easier to enjoy.

At the very end he showed himself peeking above the horizon. Now back to the bus for the return to Santorini. It’s very late for me!

May 29

This morning I went over to a nice hotel on the main drag, to relax in peace, sit in nice clear No Smoking air, have a coffee, and figure out what my last day would look like.

Little Did I Know! From out of NOWHERE came a wind storm the like of which no one could remember. And then it poured rain. I just stayed here!

Here’s a map of the Santorini island group so you can get a feel for the volcano/s and where I went on the boat tour.

Recommended sites to see and things to do that I didn’t: ruins of Ancient Thira (I did pop into the museum though), wine tasting, go to the white/red/black sand beaches, there are a few churches I missed, and too many recommended restaurants/bars/clubs to name.

I’m leaving on the ferry tonight at 1am in a comfy cabin to arrive in Rhodes around 9:30am. Big cheers for the Blue Star Ferry.