Santorini - the views

Rest morning, then after lunch we (the royal we, actually Geoff) walked around the village here (Pyrgos) then climbed Mount Profitus Ilias. First up was an old Greek orthodox church beside some Greek ruins, we continued up the hill to the Monastery of Prophet Elias (built 1712) with fantastic views over the whole island. We also discovered the famed Caldera is actually a submerged volcano (much like Akaroa harbour). We also found out that there is a cruise ship dock that is hidden down some cliffs, today there was a paltry 2 cruise ships at the harbour with a total of 3600 passengers, tomorrow 3 big ships, and the next day 6 with a total of 19,000 passengers, that is a lot for a small island!Read more