Ok this is my second attempt at a Greece blog. wrote one at the end of greece and then lost it all when the comp froze. since then i have been very lax. Well... arrived in Greece via ferry. we splashed out on room in the overnight ferry and caught up on some sleep. Took a bus to Athens and was very impressed by how clean and presentable the city was. Think it was sprused up for the Olympics. Checked into our hostel wich had an amazing rooftop view of the Acropolis, and a rooftop bar. nice! Met a few frenchies in our hostel that were also going to Santorini the next day and staying the same place as us, so we all took the 8hr ferry tog.
Santorini was awesome. All the buildings are just so beautiful and colourful. Spent quite a lot of time by our pool chilling in the sun and enjoying the company of the frenchies, some canadians and of course aussies and new zelanders. cant get away from them. lol. Hired a 4wd motorbike and cruised around the whole island, red sand beaches, fira caldera views and of course oia at sunset. Took a Volcano boat tour the next day, hiked up the volcano and took in the scenery donkeys and all. Absolutely loved Santorini, however would definately come back in the high season as things were definately starting to slow down and it wasnt the party i expected.
Next stop porto Heli Bay for Jaydens long awaited sailing holiday. It didnt disappoint. Biff and Amy, a British couple ran the show. Biff taught us the ropes with catamarans, and Amy took us out windsurfing. Also snorkelling, mountainbiking and swimming. an action packed holiday. Jaydenloved the cats and I took more of a liking to windsurfing. Amy and Biff had us over for tea, took us out for a night with their friends on a water taxi to the next island and introduced us to the locals. A really nice week and might catch up with them when they come to aus this summer. Look forward to getting into it when we get back.
Then Athens. All the sights. Acropolis, Pathenon, Roman agora etc etc. Ruins are all starting to turn into a bit of a blur right now. Had a great time though and def enjoyed the Greek food. In some ways I have found my homeland. lol! At least three people a day asked me if i was Greek, and the food definately agreed. Souvlaki, gyros, dolmada, moussaka, baklava, mmmmm. lucky melbourne has a big greek population so we can find it all again.
three weeks well spent. Would love to come back and do the islands again. In the high season and inmore detail. you never know ..... :)
