Dad woke up and made sure we were prepped and ready for an afternoon departure. We took care of everything and headed out for lunch and a hike. We hadn’t yet made it to the town of Imergovigli. It’s the highest point on the caldera, with an hour long hike out to a point with another chapel. Everywhere you look there are chapels and churches. You don’t realize how high the point is compared to the other towns until you’re up there, looking down. Pretty awesome view. We grabbed a salty crepe for me and a sweet waffle for my Dad. He also ordered a banana juice. Interesting choice.
We found our way to the staircase down the hill and made our way around the rock. The point sticks out from the rest of the coastline and is basically a giant rock. There is a path about halfway up and you walk around the rock to the farthest point. There you’ll find a white chapel and not many people. The weather was great and you could see a good ways off. We took our time walking back, seeing as it was uphill and I don’t do well with going up hill. Being from Houston, I find I am well below average when it comes to inclines. I know I’m in much better walking shape since I moved to Europe, but hills still get me. Sometimes I’ll comment on a hill and whomever I’m with says they didn’t even notice it was a hill. Bummer for me.
We stopped off at Fira and my Dad bought a Santorini shirt and I bought an evil eye charm. I like buying wearable souvenirs, they are much more practical. We also stopped for our last gelato. I do love anything to do with ice cream or it’s many variations. The town seemed much busier today than any other day. I’m not sure where all the people came from, but the town seemed totally different.
We got back to the room and said goodbye to the landlord. The car rental guy drove us to the port and we boarded our 5:00pm ferry back to the mainland. The ride was much different from the first ferry. We took the high speed ferry, cutting 3 hours from the trip. We were able to spend a full day on the island which was nice, and we got in to Athens at a more reasonable hour. The only thing was, and I’m not sure if this was a speed thing or not, it was a very rough ride. I don’t get easily sea sick, and I still didn’t, but I could see how someone could. Usually I find boats soothing when they rock. This boat wasn’t rocking. It was about the same as rough airplane turbulence. Still, there is more space than an airplane or train and you can get fresh air if you need it.
We arrived in Athens later than expected but made great time getting to our hotel. My Mom booked it for us and I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was. I can sleep in a closet if need be, but this place wasn’t really anything to complain about. I was glad to finally have internet and am excited to see Athens a bit tomorrow.
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