June 2012 

Santorini is a Greek Island in the

Southern Aegean Sea, a remnant of a

Volcanic Caldera, the island is

renowned for its magnificent sunset, its

blue capped churches and chapels and

its rugged coastline. The island is the

site of one of the largest volcanic

eruptions in recorded history—

thankfully, it’s now quiescent.

Santorini

W i n t h r o p s o n T o u r

     Perissa   Page 2 June 2012

Santorini is the only Greek

Island that we’ve been to

TWICE! It’s a beautiful

sparkling blue jewel steeped

in Greek tradition, where

the sun’s rays shimmer on a

clear blue ocean. Set

against a dramatic Volcanic

scenic backdrop, the island

is wild, pretty and, as yet,

untamed.

The pool was deserted every day.

Rest & Relaxation for a change! Swimming, reading,

exploring, sunbathing, eating good food and a general chill

out. Santorini is quiet, friendly

and warmly welcomes a variety of nationalities—

with no McDonalds!

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Margarena Studios has a dramatic

backdrop.

Margarena Studios

Caldera Page 4 June 2012

Waiting for and watching the sun go down over the island—it

was hot, thirsty work, you know!

Sunsets over the Caldera are said to be the

most beautiful in the world...

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& Sunsets We zipped around the island on a

Quad Bike—I spent most of the time

languishing on the back! We drove

the length and breadth of the island

and managed to get into all of its

little nooks and crannies and

everywhere we went, the sunset was

never far away. Luckily lots of the

viewing points were furnished with

small, intimate Tavernas….

Fira 

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Fira is the main town, its

whitewashed stone houses

and churches clinging to

the side of the Volcanic

island. Home to the cruise

ships, it’s full of ample

Americans puffing their

way through the myriad

of tiny, narrow streets.

Fira boasts dramatic views of the

ocean and the Caldera—but the

Cruise ships bump the prices up!

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Apparently, Brad & Angelina have a

house in Oia—and why wouldn’t

you? It’s breathtaking—every

artist’s dream which has a writer’s

soul, I’m sure… Very inspiring...

Oia is where everyone goes to view the sunset—but we found some

better viewing points, away from the swarms of tourists.

Oia

Cliffs & flora Page 8 June 2012

The contrasting landscape

around the island was

amazing—from deserted,

windswept beaches with

black Volcanic sand, to

crumbling limestone cliffs

worthy of any sculpture all

decorated with pretty flora

and fauna—and some mean

looking cactus plants!

These cliffs reminded us of Gaudi in

Barcelona… Can you see the faces?

Page 9 No stone un-

turned—we gave the

Quad Bike a run for

its money. Well,

what’s the use in

standing still?

The intrepid explorer with his map...

Red Beach

Food Page 10 June 2012

The Greek food was amazing—we

feasted on huge, Greek salads, fish,

baked cheese (Saganaki), slow

roasted lamb, olives, locally grown

figs, Stifado, KleftiKo, Kalamari,

whole squid - all washed down with

lashings of Greek Rose and the

occasional Mythos beer.

Wonderful….

How many times have I told you not to drink from the carafe?

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& Drink

We didn’t want to go...but, before we did, we managed to

squeeze in some skinny dipping! Well, what did you expect?

Yamos... Page 12 June 2012