Santorini

Wow, it was a struggle to get here. Here being Santorini, on the complete opposite side of Greece from Corfu. Our travels began on Sunday night when we left the Pink Palace at 10 pm on the night bus, which arrived in Athens at 9am. Unfortunately for us, the only ferry leaving that day was at 7:30pm, arriving in Santorini the next morning. So we spent a VERY hot and EXTREMELY boring day in Athens waiting for boarding. We decided not to try to hit the Parthenon in the 8 or so hrs we had, because we hadn't slept, it was hotter than hell, and we didn't want to sprint thru the awesome historical sites at 100km/hr and exhausted. So we spent the day in various cafes being those people who take 2 hrs to drink a cup of coffee. The ferry wasn't terrible, and we managed to snag about 2 hrs of sleep on the hard floor of the peasant class cabin.
Steph and I are staying for 2 nights in Santorini with her boyfriend's parents. He and his family are here for 2 weeks, but we don't want to overstay our welcome. After tonight we're going to transfer to a more backpackery side of the island to do some backpackery things. But it has been really nice staying in an actual hotel and his parents are great; they won't let us pay for anything and they're really sweet people. On our first day here we were too exhausted to do much beyond lay by the pool, relocate to the beach, and go out for dinner at a local tavern. We did get a little sneak peak of Black Beach where we're staying tomorrow and it definitely looks like fun.
Today we had a bit more ambition, so we popped out of bed and got on a big ol' sailboat to go around the caldera, hike up the active volcanic part of the island, stop at a fishing village for lunch and a swim, and stop at the volcanic hotspot in the middle of the ocean. The guide neglected to tell us that the hotspot is full of bright green sulfer and some red volcanic shale, so Stephs pretty white bikini is now a gross tea-stained colour bikini. She was, needless to say, not very pleased. But the day was great. We had an amazing guide who seemed to speak about 7 languages and give us all the local history of the island and the volcano, and the weather was a solid 45 degrees. Lots of tanning, swimming, and learning. Therefore a fully successful day. Tonight we may or may not go out with Taylor and his brother, but everyone's kind of beat so it may be a quiet night.
I'm finding it a lot harder to blog update here, I always feel like I'm strapped for time! Speaking of, its 7:40 now, so dinner must be happening soon!
Ttfn!