A lot has happened since this journal was last updated.
I ventured to Athens port one day, and bought a ferry ticket to Santorini for the following morning.
And so, at 6am, I set out from my hostel in Athens (having drunk far too much the night before). The ferry trip waas amazing. It was an overcast, misty day - perfect boat weather.
Seeing the islands appearing out of the gloom was spectacular.
After 7 hours on the ferry I arrived at Santorini, and the sun came out to greet me instantly. A staff member of the hostel I'm staying at came to pick me and a few other confused travellers up, and took us to Perissa, one of the towns on the surprisngly large island.
I spent my first few days exploring the beach (a black beach. See picture below) and meeting the other people at the hostel - most of which were very friendly.
See that tiny building embedded in that sheer volcanic cliff?
There it is again.
At the top of this mountain was "ancient Thira", the old capital of the island. They built it up there as a natural fortress.
The walk up that cliff was not easy in this heat I can tell you that!
Tomorrow I will go to Fira, the capital of the island.
