Santorini

Jay and I visited the beautiful country of Greece for our honeymoon. Our first stop was at the breath-taking volcanic island of Santorini. Here the towns are all built on the side of the cliff overlooking the caldera.

Views from our cave room in Imerovigli.

Going on the walk from Imerovigli to Fira.

View of Imerovigli

The Old Port below

The main town of Fira is known for their white-washed houses built on the edge of the caldera.

In Fira we rented an ATV as a means for transportation around the island. What a great way to sight-see!

Stopping for a photo-op, then back on the ATV through the twisty roads to the northernmost part of the island...Oia

In the evening, hordes of people gather to simply watch the sunset from Oia. It is considered one of the most beautiful in the world and every available seat, wall, step or patch of ground is occupied.

Greeks tend to eat dinner late (meaning after 10pm), so of course we followed in their tradition. After the sunset, we drove our ATV to the water's edge for a meal which turned out to be one of our favorites.

Here's our dinner, caught from the sea earlier that day. Greek lobster is different than good old USA lobster...they have no claws. But what it lacks in claw meat it makes up for in body meat. As you can see the lobster is huge!

Each morning we were brought breakfast on our private terrace overlooking the caldera. The fresh squeezed juices, baked breads, and mouth-bursting tomatoes were some of the highlights!

Perissa Beach was a nice outing on the southeast side of the island. After a cool dip in the water, I sipped on pina coladas while Jay enjoyed fredo espressos (iced espressos) - his drink of choice in Greece.

Our favorite excursion was taking a sunset cruise from Thira's Old Port to the volcano and hot springs.

Walking on the volcano in the middle of the caldera.

Our next stop was known as Palia Kameni (aka the hot springs). The ship anchored, we jumped off the boat, and swam into the muddy-looking sulfur bay. A swim and a mud-bath were quite refreshing after a hot walk on the volcano.

View of Santorini from the water.

Here's the restaurant we ate at the night before.

View of Oia from the water.

Sunset from the water.