Ferry and Day 1 in Santorini

8-20-09

Tess and I woke up early so we could catch our early morning ferry to Santorini. Unfortunately, we once again got lost on our way to the metro station. Slightly frantic with less than thirty minutes to get to the ferry station, we hailed a cab and he rushed us to the ferry just in time. We boarded the ferry and ended up in a very windy seat and were super cold. A few hours in we moved inside and soon after that we went to the top and sunned ourselves. It was really beautiful and Tess and I both fell asleep. Unfortunately, my neckline got really burned. When we got off the ferry we went to the travel agency and found out that every ferry back to Athens was booked for the next week. We freaked out a bit because we had no idea how we would get back to Athens to get our flight to Italy.

We also had no idea how we would make it to our hostel in Perissa. We found another hostel near ours and the man offered to drive us. We were so happy to see our own little room. Its very simple and clean with two beds and a small window with sheets and a towel. There is a 24 hour bakery open near our hostel which serves FANTASTIC food. We had baklava and got rolls for lunch the next day. There is an internet cafe near our hostel as well and we managed to find a flight from Santorini to Athens which was a big relief.

Tess and I then walked to the beach (about two minutes away) and looked for a restaurant for dinner. We found one on the beach that served a plate for two to share of authentic Greek food. The food was ok, but we were not too impressed. Since this was the part of our trip that was true "vactation" we went to bed early and woke up late.