The gods must be with us

We have not been looking forward to today since we arrived. Today we had to ride the Seajet 2 from Mykonos to Santorini. Everthing we heard about it was bad. A couple we met had been on it a few days before and said everyone threw up.  Lucas, the fellow behind the bar, blessed us with the sign of the cross when he heard. We watched a ship heading for Delos yesterday, and it wasn't a pretty sight as it left the breakwater. It was bucking and heaving and doing corkscrew movement. And to make us more apprehensive we had left the gravol we brought in Athens.  Danelle, after telling us her horror story about traveling on the Seajet 2 told us to make sure we took our gravol. When we told we didn't have ours, she promply offered us some of hers. We took the offer with alacrity.  Anyway, when we got up this morning, low and behold the wind had dropped and the sea looked calm. We took our gravol, and some ginger pills and the voyage was great. No one was sick, even me.  As I thought about it, I came to the conclusion that our good fortune was due to the little vase I bought the day before which depicts the god of harmony. What else could it be?  Santorini is part of what is left of an ancient volcano.  And there sis speculation that this was the Atlantis that fell into the sea. The archeological digs say that they civilization that was here was as ancient to the Romans as the Romans are to us. I will let Linda fill in the rest of the day.
Well, what can I say?  Roy didn't get seasick! I was almost sick worrying about it.  Those *&?×# gravol pills are sitting in our suitcase in Athens. I made sure to buy them before we left home, fat lot of good that did!  Anyway, thanks to Danielle from Ajax,  ON we had the reassurance of some gravol pills.

The hotel in Mykonos was filled with Candians.  There was a large group from Toronto.  Danielle, her husband Lyle and 7 year old son Branson.

The Santorini hotel, El Greco is something else.   A beautiful hotel. There are 5 pools.  None are heated.  We went in the one out side our room for a refreshing dip late this afternoon.  Once you got in it was, yes, it was still cold.

 Earlier we wandered into the town which is about a 10 minute walk.  The walk takes you along the caldera (collapsed volcanic crater) and the view is stunning. We had a bite to eat at Lucky's souvlaki. Lucky himself was behind the counter and engaged us in a philisophical conversation about life but we couldn't follow his broken English. It was entertaining though.  We had a stroll about. Lots of shops and theye are all trying to clear their merchandise for the season so they can pay their rent.   There views are so awesome.

We came back for our swim in the late afternoon and Skype the Berg's.  No we have Skyped both families.  It is so nice to see their faces.  I wish we were better at it, but that would take practice.  After that we went out to the edge of the Caldera across the road from the hotel - holy cow, it may have been the best sunset I've ever seen.

 The deal is that the best sunsets are at Oia at the north end of the island.  If they are better than this one I wI'll be very impressed.  Had dinner at Mamma's, mamma came out and abused some of the guests. She was pretty entertaining too. (2nd Rick Steves suggestion today. Both were good).  Came back to our room, and the man in the next room brought us a bottle of wine. They are leaving in the morning and didn't want to drink it. It's pretty good tasting.
and now to bed.  Bless our family and friends.