So the stay in Athens was less than spectacular. However on the last day we said screw this city and it’s dirty streets and crazy people and took the ferry to a little island called Aegina off the coast of Athens and spent our last day lounging on the beach where I tried my first taste of BBQ Octopus which was fantastic.
I was not sad to say goodbye to the room we had in Athens, you could hear everything all night long and we didn't sleep much, the whole place was marble tile and there were two children staying across the hall who decided using the hallway as a playground at 11pm at night so the sounds of screaming and giggling echoed like the Pantheon (see how I used a recent experience to create a simile right there??)After three crazy sleepless nights we caught an 8 hour ferry from the port of Athens to Santorini. Man the skill those ferry drivers have is crazy. It’s essentially like pulling an e-brake on a Zomboni and parking it perfectly between the goal posts. They drop an anchor just offshore and crank the engines till the backend swings around in a big sweep and they back-in so the cars can offload.
Anyhow we had to get up at 5 am which after not sleeping much was tough, but we made it nonetheless and found out that we had somehow, when we booked online, bought Business Class tickets so we had a comfy lounge to sit in for the ride which was nice, we also had waiters for if we wanted something to eat, it was a classy ferry experience. We had a cheeseburger each too which was what the doctor ordered!! It was awesome to have a tiny taste of home after eating nonstop pizza, pasta, gyros and greek salad (not to say the food hasn’t been fantastic, it was just nice to have a little unhealthy dose of home!)
What's left of our greasy burgers of awesomeness!!
The view of Santorini was breathtaking as we approached the port. It's a volcano so the walls of island raise straight up out of the water and there are towns literally resting on the tops of these amazing cliffs!
Right now were' in a small town called Perissa on the other side of the island where there's a nice black beach, the sand is actually black especially when it’s wet and we just finished walking the entire length of it, this was after sleeping 12 hours straight!!
Our hotel here in Perissa is fantastic, they upgraded our room cause we’re honeymooners and I’ve got a cough so one of the girls working here had her sister pick me up some medicine on the way into town before her shift at the hotel. The locals here are amazing too, we went to the grocery store to buy some necessities (beer and cookies) and the cost was like 22 euros or something, I gave him a twenty and I’m digging into my wallet for the extra 2 dollars and he’s like “Forget it, it’s ok have a great day!” I’ve never seen anyone round anything down before!
Anyhow, our hotel is a great place with a pool and only a couple steps away from the beach. I highly recommend anyone who wants a cool getaway to come to this place, it’s a dream. It’s a little Greek surfer town without the surfing. The place we’re staying is called Kouros Village and it’s in Perissa, tell your friends.
After staying here we're going to be up on the caldera for 3 nights which will be a little more upscale than our little surfer town, but just as relaxing I’m sure!
So begins our Honeymoon the crazy adventuring is done...
Take care!
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