The Island of Santorini

 We drove over to Bristol to catch a flight to the Greek island of Santorini.

Shortly after take off we were told that the aircraft had a fuel leak and we would have to land at Charles de Gaul airport  in Paris. We were in Paris for a good nine hours, so the bar takings did well.

We finally arrived in Santorini at 5.30 am and made our way to our base in Kamari,

We walked down to the local dive center and booked a couple of dives.

We took a the local bus for a trip to Fira, we wandered along the narrow streets of white washed cottages and walked up the hill to see truly stunning views of the sea, village and the old volcanic crater.

We stopped off at a delightful taverna with more stunning view of the sea and out lying volcanic crater.

We took a pleasure boat out to the Volcanic crater of  Nea Kameni

After the visit We sailed on until we stopped at a small fishing village of Thirassia for lunch.

We sailed onto Oia and faced a long trek up to the town trying to avoid the donkeys on the way.

Rob jumped on a dive boat and went out to the volcanic crater and then another dive off Akrotiri beach.

It was pure coincidence that Mandy's sons, Rob and Johan, were on holiday in Santorini at the same time, we met up for a day on the beach followed by  a few drinks.

Memories of Santorini