After leaving Crete we headed for the island of Santorini, famous for its caldera, sunset views and crowds of people. We were fortunate and arrived before the rush; high season in Greece is July 15th to August 15th. We did have to do some jockeying to find a good view for the sunsets when people tend to mass in the towns of Oia and Fira. Fortunately, Laura found us a “short cut” around the masses to our own private hill side. We may have trespassed a little, but who can tell.
During our stay we had to arrange for some transportation around the island. We know most people think of scooters for getting around quickly in Europe, however, Greece has also adopted the Quad as an acceptable form of transit. ATVs drive right alongside cars so it was an obvious choice (plus they require a special license to even rent a scooter). It was great to have the freedom to go where (and when) we wanted to on the island and had a wonderful time exploring on our gutless wonder of an ATV (topping out at 60 KPH on the downhill).Other highlights of our Santorini experience included:
- Exploring Oia (pronounced ee-ah) and watching the sunset from a rocky hilltop
- Diverse beaches (from a red beach to black sandy ones)
- Our friendly host at Artemis Village and their refreshing pool (http://www.artemisvillage.com/)
- Avoiding getting trampled by mules that are used to help tourists up the steep stairs in Oia
- Winding roads through the island’s countryside
- Not getting run over by the huge tour buses that dominate the island’s roads
- An amazing dinner in Oia overlooking the caldera
love the adventurous spirit in you both! Hopefully you are finding rest in the trip and are able to enjoy each other too. Travel is definitely a good relationship building time! =) Check out our 4th of July Idaho adventure on the blog... just posted last night.
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