Volcano!

Even though we are very sunburned we didn't want to miss out on one of the main attractions in Santorini: Nea Kameni, the volcano in the Bay of Santorini. We had to walk down a steep path covered in donkey poop to reach the port, but we made it down alive and in time to catch our boat. The boat took us across the bay and dropped us off at the base of the volcanic island. We then began to climb a very rocky and uneaven path up to the crater at the top. We were very glad we had decided to wear tennis shoes instead of sandals. We eventually reached the top and looked into the crater. You can't see any lava, but you can see sulfurous steam rising out of vents in the crater. It was pretty cool. We walked around the top for a little bit, taking in the view, and were almost blown of the mountain by the strong winds. Then we made our way back down to the port to catch a boat back to Fira. We wanted to take donkeys back up but there was a line and my sunbun hurt so we took the tram up instead. We were so exhausted from the climb and from being sunburned that when we returned to our hotel we both fell asleep. After a three hour nap we went out for a little shopping and dinner. We found a restaurant that overlooked the water and was actually reasonably priced. Since it was getting close to sunset we decided to eat there. We had Greek salad and pasta while watching the sunset over the water. It was a great way to end our trip to Santorini.