Day 15 and 16: Santorini, Greece

Day 15 was our day at sea. It started early (10am) with us hunting down a mysterious gent named Willy. Willy was the driver sent by the Santorini Dive Center to bring us to snorkeling and apparently he became tired of waiting for us (we were 5 minutes late), and left. After the mishap with Willy was cleared up, we were given our fins, masks and wetsuits and set loose in the Aegean. An hour or so later, we had seen all there was to see and went back inside. Jenny Beth insisted on a picture of the three of us in our shortie wetsuits. That picture will not be appearing here.

After snorkeling, we had our divemaster Jeffrey drop us at Parissa beach. Parissa is the more laid back, Caribbean style town in Santorini. We spent the afternoon on the black sand and in the water and then eating spanikopita and drinking big fruity drinks.










We capped off the day with a night out in Fira.

Day 16 was our final full day in Santorini. We were determined to make it great, so we bought tickets on a boat tour to the volcano and then swimming in the hot springs. I was hurting less (after the night out) than Ashley or Jenny Beth, so I opted to walk the million steps down the cliff to the dock.



For the last 100 or so steps, it was all mules.

The hike up the volcano was great (even if we were ill prepared). Unfortunately, we saw no lava or sulfurous smoke. It looked more like the moon.




The hot hike was capped with a swim in the hot springs. After being on hot lava rocks for an hour, we weren't too excited about hot water ... until they told us that we had to jump from the boat to swim there. Bonus!



After all of the excitement, our only wish was for naps. So Ash and JB slept while I did laundry and packed. After a long sleep, we were ready for out last dinner out. Mama Thira Taverna down the caldera was the perfect choice.



Before dinner, I felt the need to document our last sunset. Definitely our best yet.



Until later,

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