Hellas!

Hello my friends!

I have arrived safely and soundly in Santorini, Greece. I'm staying in Perissa Beach, right off the black sand beach which is hot on the little piggies if you know what I mean! Yesterday I got in about 6pm, got to my hostel by the nice airport transfer and then got to check out the area. I was pretty much beat after 24 hours of travel, so it was nice to get in, chill out with my book and pass out.

I got up early today and went for a run along the beach road. Luckily, I saw 2 other people on my run, but I still think those Greeks were saying, 'Kalimera! Good Morning, you crazy girl!'

Then I went for a walk to explore and see what had changed in the beach since I had last come here in 2007. It's not high season yet so there are still a few places that haven't opened yet, but the staples are here. Beach bar, check. Yazz Club, check check. And the BAKERY! Yes, my favorite place here has got to be the Bakery run by Vasiliki or Theomopoulous or George, I don't know his name... yet. But I'm planning on going there daily. For around 1.5E a meal, you can't beat it.

So I'm waiting for Aggie to arrive. Hilights on my adventure so far are sitting next to the Hungarian grandpa during my long haul flight to Milan. He shared his snacks with me and he almost missed his connecting flights to Budapest. I was translating from Italian to English for him, with gestures. Another, on our short flight from Athens into Santorini - we couldn't take off because one of the carry on bags in the back of the plane was... wait for it... vibrating. So there is some confusion in the back. All we keep hearing is, "It'sah Viii-brating-ah." in a strong Greek accent.

Finally, Mrs. Potter comes back and claims her bag and reaches in and shuts off the vibrating object. Then, blushing profusely, walks back to her seat and announces, "It's alright, it was just a shaver!" Everyone chuckled a little.

That's about it for now. Please enjoy some photos from our hostel and the flowers here on my walk today.

Cheers,
CAE