Santorini, Greece

It's been a while since our last posting and with good reason. We have been busy visiting the far reaches of Greece. The last island that we toured was Santorini, which was the farthest away from Athens. We took a high speed boat which shortened the trip to only 4 hours, otherwise it could take anywhere from 6 to 12 hours depending on the type of boat you took.

Here we are on the high speed boat.

This is the port we arrived at.

Then the climb up the treacherous caldera in a taxi.

You could take a donkey from the port for only 3 Euros.

Here's the village Thira clinging to the ridge of the caldera. This was very impressive to see.

Family shot.

Nader getting creative with the digital camera. As you can see, he captured a panoramic view. From where he was standing you could see the Aegean ocean from either side of the island, along with a few neighboring islands in the distance.

A shot of the dormant volcano from our rental car which was the size of a match box.

It's a little hard to see, but there is a Greek Orthodox Church nestled on this slope. I wonder how many people make it to mass.

And here is the money shot. Sunset on Santorini Island. Beautiful.

The golden glow of sunset on the city.

Here's a shot from our hotel.

Here we are playing at Kamari Beach. A black sand beach created from the volcano's lava. The water was cold and a beautiful torquoise color.

Here you can see Sahara's Greek tan. It's surprising that she did not get tan lines around here binky.