Santorini

Hey everyone,

Kelly and I arrived in Santorini yesterday afternoon. It is getting more expensive for us to get internet cards so we havent been updating frequently. We took the ferry into the island and coming in was a beautiful view right into the caldera. Our hotel is sloped downward and has an amazing view of the volcano (granted the VIP villas have a much better view, we just walk a few feet and peer over the ledge :)) We went into Kamari yesterday and saw the Black beach. It was by far one of the best experiences for us both since it was so unique and like nothing we had ever seen before. After that we alked around for a bit and stumbled upon a cute local restaurant. We sat down and realized it was all local Greeks and we were the only tourists there. WE figure that was a good sign that it was a great local place. Surely enough, as time went by the place was crowded and more tourists came so we felt less obnoxious about not knowing how to order in Greek. We had the best white wine in adorable carafs and a meal that was so authentic. Kelly had the lamb in lemon sauce and I had to try the pork souvlaki before we left Greece. WE finished our meal with some baklava and ice cream. I couldn't help but laugh the whole meal b/c our waitor looked like the RA on Saved by the Bell the College Years except Greek, you know the big muscly guy. It was hysterical (maybe only to me). Today, we woke up to find out that our volcano tour and swin in hte hot springs was canceled b/c of the weather (Its CRAZY windy here) We couldn't even enjoy the amazing pools b/c its just too windy and cold. Sooooooooooooooo we decided to hit the wineries :) We walked to a place call SAnto wines and had twelve, yes count them twelve, flights of wine with some cheese and bread. Little did we know their version of flights are much different than ours at home. The glasses were half full, and we enjoyed every bit of it. The reds were not so great in our opinion but the whites were out of this world. We also tried their dessert wine called Vinsanto, which was interesting. Both Kel and I are not fans of dessert wines since they are so sweet, but these were definitely pretty good. We are planning to do a 6 mile hike from Fira (where our hotel is located) to Oia to see the sunset. We're going to pack a little picnic as well and hang out in the town for a bit. (FYI Oia is where they filmed Sisterhood of the traveling pants) We'll update soon! Back home Thursday and we AREN'T ready at all:(

Erin and Kelly