Dave and I are now out of Athens. A couple of days ago we took another ferry from the coast of Athens to Santorini. We are staying here until tomorrow when we take the ferry back. We are then only in Athens for 2 nights before flying back to Canada!
Getting to Santorini wasn't easy. Our ferry left at 7:30am and we had to leave our hostel around 5:30. It was still really dark and Dave and I spent half an hour getting lost looking for the metro station. Luckily the scenery was beautiful. (see picture below) When we finally found the station, we were starting to run a little late, it was then we found out our subway wasn't running. (see picture below). I suppose we should feel lucky that the metro in Athens is even in business, but public transit so far has been far from smooth. We were running out of time and patience and almost took what would have been a pretty expensive cab ride, when we found a sign. A tiny little sign posted on the door of the security office two floors up. It said to get where we needed to go, we had to take the subway in the opposite direction, which would eventually turn around and take us to the ferry port. (of course). Maybe there were signs like this on the subway platform, but who can tell when everything is written is triangles and squares? We still weren't sure if we were going to make it but we got on the ferry shortly before it set sail. It was a new boat and the ride was about 8 hours. We spent the first half catching up on sleep missed that morning, and the other half eating hamburgers and playing cards.
When we got here we were picked up at the ferry port by the George who owns the hostel we're staying in. He and his wife Stella have been super nice and will even be taking us back to the ferry port at 6:00am tomorrow. So far Santorini has been great. We each rented a scooter for the time we're here at a whopping 10 euros a day, and they have been so much fun. We're able to tour around the entire island and see the picturesque scenery we've always heard about. It's beautiful here. There are just little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky, little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same.They are almost all white with blue shutters, as if to send a message to all outsiders, that these islands are Greek. Last night we rode across to the other side of the island to watch the sunset. It was pretty cloudy, but beautiful. (See picture below) Tonight should be clearer so we will try again. The weather here has been surprisingly cold. It's been really windy and we've had to dress like we're back in Canada. I don't even know how many layers I wore last night but it was a lot, including two sweaters and leggings under my jeans. We've also had to buy gloves for scooting purposes. Today was a lot nicer though. Still windy, but we could see the sun and it warmed us up.
Anyway, tomorrow we're back to Athens, where we will be spending our last days in Europe. It's hard to believe this trip is coming to an end. We've both gotten so used to being homeless travelers that being back to having a home will be an adjustment. We're so excited though. Our original plan for this trip was 3 months, and neither of us can imagine spending another month on the road. It's break time. We're exhausted and getting sick. Anyway, it's siesta here. Time for a nap.
Love Sarah
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