We had limited time in Santorini because we had to catch the night ferry back to Athens at midnight, so we made full use of our day and woke up early to hit some beaches. Sleep in or sleep on the beach. Same thing, right?
The main island of Santorini and the few smaller islands make up a huge caldera.
Our first beach, with red rocks and sand. Look at the clear water!!
It was a little hike to get to the beach.
No one was home, unfortunately :(
Feet in red and black sand.
The Aegean!
Beach #2. Because we planned our trip before peak season, there were very few people wherever we went. I can imagine that these beaches are absolutely packed during high season.
Black sand! It absolutely sparkled, and I wish I was able to capture that in a photograph.
After the beaches we made our way back to town. We had booked a trip to the small volcanic islands and needed to get to the old port to catch the boat.
The view of the caldera from town. The island in the middle is where we were headed.
There are three options for getting to the old port: walk down, take a donkey, or ride the funicular. We decided to walk down and take a donkey back up. We didn't realize how long and far down the walk was until it was too late to turn back. You can see part of the pathway here.
We passed by the donkeys as we walked down, and they were in sad shape, so we decided that for the way back up we would take the funicular instead. I fell in love with donkeys in Egypt, but that's because they were so well taken care of. Here, they are for the express purpose of carting tourists around, and so, unfortunately, they don't seem to be in the best health.
Our boat to the islands.
On the boat, looking back towards town. The zig-zagging line in the middle of the photo is what we ended up walking down. It was quite steep, slippery, and with the scattered donkey shit everywhere, quite unpleasant. But, as Ashley said, "go big or go home!".
The central volcanic island.
Making friends with the locals. I tried to remain as still as possible, but sadly he didn't climb on my foot.
After the boat trip we sought out some hydration.
We drank the FRESHEST daiquiris on the bar's terrace and took in the fabulous views.
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