The Fellowship of the Travelling Pants

The view is spectacular. The huge crater is filled with water and separates the once large island into a circular bliss. All this from our hotel room.



The first evening in Santorini was just one short jaunt between our hotel and the beautiful town of Fira. We watched the sunset. Drank mojitos. Ate a glorious meal. Rested well on the first night.

So JC decides hike 5 miles to the town of Oia this morning. I was very timid, especially since I didn't bring hiking shoes AND the path to Oia involved climbing two mountains. So off we went with no breakfast and it was nice and it was pretty and JC was feeling all energized and then came the first mountain. It was brutal as every part of mean screamed in agony. But we made it and down the first mountain we went. It was at this point that I told JC that I would rather face the dark evil that existed inside the mountain, and that I wanted to pass throught the Mines of Moria. She said there was no way that she would do it without Gandalf.

Fortunately, there was a little dive of a cafe on the side of the road. To call it a dive would be generous. We are talking about a rusted out trailer with a very sketchy old man on the inside. We ordered an omelette and it was the most glorious omelette that I have ever eaten. But Frodo (JC) said it was time to go and so we braved the second mountain.

Finally we arrived in Oia and it quickly reminded us of the movie that sent us to Greece in the first place- The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. We recognized the areas from the film and JC shopped and we frolicked like 18 year old girls. It was perfect (really JC shopped and I blogged). We were told of a little fishing village at the bottom of the cliff and that the food there was amazing. So we went and we were delighted after about 600 steps that the journey was over and that the village was a key filming location for the movie. In our own goofy way, that made us happy.



Lunch was wonderful and after a long rest, it is now time for some more adventures.