Spring Break, Part 2: The Island of Santorini

Santorini was nice, but honestly-- I don't think it's worth all the hype. I've seen prettier. though I'm not saying that I didn't like it. the owners of our hostel were reason enough to go-- absolutely lovely people, who picked us up from the port, offered us free wine, and were generally warm and generous (though a bit dishonest on their website about the hostel's distance from town-- it turned out to be an almost 40-minute walk into the city center).

#1 view of the port on continental Greece as we depart via huge-ass ferry (think Titanic size) for the island of Santorini. during the 7.5-hour ferry- ride, I learn that I become nauseated on huge boats floating atop choppy seas.

#2 we went to the beach on our first day. of course. it wasn't warm enough for swimming, but it was warm enough for wading followed by lying on the black beach for an hour or so
#3 this picture is taken from about half-way up a mountain. we were going to go to the top in order to see some ancient ruins, but learned right before we set off that the ruins had been closed for the day (such a weird concept, ha- 'closing' ruins). we decided to climb the mountain anyway

#4 view from the other side of the mountain, as we made our way down what equated to a goat path. it was rocky and narrow and steep
#5 view from one of the streets in downtown Santorini, looking down on the coastal part of the town