Day 7 Mykonos to Santorini.

A long day finishing with the best news- Shaun and Becky’s baby has finally arrived- Lottie. We are relieved and excited for them. The whole of this morning was spent on the ferry to Santorini. Once again the port was chaotic as 1000s boarded several boats that were there. No one seemed to know where to line up and there was quite a lot of disorganisation apart from loading us on which is done very fast. The trip took was a lot longer than expected and took 4 half hours. We were pleased to arrive but couldn’t believe the scene that greeted us. It was a massive cliff with a road carved into it. Buses and trucks and cars could be seen on the steep road above us and at the port thousands of tourists were trying to find transport. Luckily we quickly found our transfer and we were driven up that same road and into Fira where we are staying at a lovely hotel, even though we cannot find our way around it as there are so many levels and rooms. We headed out to the closest restaurant for lunch as it was already 3 15. It was delicious Greek food and we actually met a guy from New Zealand there. We headed off for a walk towards the main shopping area of Fira. The path was a narrow winding one with shops and restaurants and accommodation on every spare piece of land and built on top of each other. The view was breathtaking and it was hard to believe what we were seeing. Feeling very hot and tired we retreated to the hotel pool and had a delicious swim and a rest. Dinner was a pizza on a roof top restaurant and then back to our hotel knowing that Lottie had arrived safely.Read more