Friday, July 29, 2005
Day 64: Mykonos to Santorini
July 29: Happy HALF birthday to me!
Didn't get much sleep, on the phone to my mobile company for hours trying to arrange a new phone...
spent most of the day doing nothing, relaxing in the hotel reception, as our ferry was late to take us to our next destination - Santorini.
Caught ferry, despite it being over two hours late - winds were so strong the previous day that it was cancelled. The Australian-built hydrofoil ride was an interesting experience, with huge swells and people being sick in the back. I slept on the floor, and managed to get through the 4-hour journey quite comfortably. Winds were noticeable, so too the stomach heading to the head every now and then!
The first site of Santorini at the port was beautiful... with the volcanic cliffs all around, the caldera (bay), islands and sunset.
Our hotel, Hotel Nikolas in Karterados is stunning. Pretty colours, refreshing pool, great atmosphere.
We had an included group dinner at a restaurant overlooking the caldera, but it only started at 10pm due to our late arrival, so our night ended up finshing quite late... with partying at Murphy's Bar before heading to bed.
Didn't get much sleep, on the phone to my mobile company for hours trying to arrange a new phone...
spent most of the day doing nothing, relaxing in the hotel reception, as our ferry was late to take us to our next destination - Santorini.
Caught ferry, despite it being over two hours late - winds were so strong the previous day that it was cancelled. The Australian-built hydrofoil ride was an interesting experience, with huge swells and people being sick in the back. I slept on the floor, and managed to get through the 4-hour journey quite comfortably. Winds were noticeable, so too the stomach heading to the head every now and then!
The first site of Santorini at the port was beautiful... with the volcanic cliffs all around, the caldera (bay), islands and sunset.
Our hotel, Hotel Nikolas in Karterados is stunning. Pretty colours, refreshing pool, great atmosphere.
We had an included group dinner at a restaurant overlooking the caldera, but it only started at 10pm due to our late arrival, so our night ended up finshing quite late... with partying at Murphy's Bar before heading to bed.
# posted by mishij @ 2:46 AM 
