Day 6: Crete and Santorini
On our final day of the cruise, we spent the morning on the island of Crete. We walked and shopped with our entire group, and made friends with one of the stray dogs. The kids named him "Opa," and bought hot dogs and water to feed him. As a result, he followed us everywhere and appears in at least half of the pictures everyone took on Crete. Although we didn't actually walk all the way over to it, Crete is home to a castle-like fortress:
Contrary to popular belief, the Greeks do not say "Opa!" any time something breaks. Of course, we didn't let that stop us...anytime we heard the shattering sound of something crashing to the ground; plate, glass, or otherwise, we all raised our arms and shrieked OPA! with reckless abandon.
A Crete market...
Our final port was Santorini. It was windy on the top deck as we arrived:
Essentially, the islands that form Santorini are what remains from a volcanic explosion. According to some theories, the eruption is the source of the legend of Atlantis. The city rests high atop the cliffside:
To get to the top of the city, we rode donkeys up the traversed trail:
The island reminded us of Mykonos, with the sharp blues and whites. The architecture and views were unparalleled:
Before we left Santorini, we stopped for a bottle of famous Santorini "Boutari" wine (Marisa and Lane bought us a bottle to take home!) and a feta cheese platter. I'll be honest, life's pretty damn good:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
An eternity in an hour.
-William Blake
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
An eternity in an hour.
-William Blake
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