Glorious!

The Ferry Leaves Santorini

I’m on a ferry right now, headed back to Athens from Santorini.  I had a great couple of weeks there.  It would be more difficult to leave, I think, but as we were pulling out of the port, the clouds opened and the sun burst through.

I am on the boat with my friend James.  I told him that it must be a sign that it actually is time for us to leave – that and the fact that the island is essentially shutting down for the end of the season.  The hostel where we stayed is literally only open for one more night before it closes.  It even rained in Santorini more than half of the days this last week.  Luckily, I did most of my sight-seeing during the first week I was there and was mostly just chilling at the hostel this week.  The rain was no problem, but rather contributed to the general relaxation and hangout vibe I had going on.

Anne and James having dinner on my balcony in Perissa

James is a guy from Vieques, an island territory of the US located in the Caribbean, close (I think) to Puerto Rico.  I’d never actually heard of it before I met him.   He and the girl he was traveling with, Anne from Germany, were at the hostel and I met them about a week ago.  She headed back to Dresden a couple of days ago, but he is continuing his travels.  He decided to come to Athens with me after realizing that with the end of the season, most ferries off Santorini weren’t happening anymore and that Athens was the only practical destination.  So he’s going to crash at my friend Thomi’s house with me this weekend while we each figure out our next destinations.

So Long Santorini (James, I still think it looks like a Pirate Ship!)

Also, hopefully, tomorrow we’ll go to the farmer’s market in Athens.  I didn’t go on either of the Saturdays when I was in town last time and I hear it’s pretty cool.  Of course, we are bringing a couple bottles of Grandma (wine we found in Santorini with a Grandma’s picture on it) to Thomi’s house, so I suppose it’ll depend how crazy the night gets tonight whether or not we make it to the market tomorrow….  We’ll see!

For now, we’ll settle in on this rather cushy ferry and watch some Eddie Izzard!  Glorious!

And Happy Birthday to my mom and Happy Halloween to everyone else!