Today we explored the harbor area of Naxos and climbed up too many steps to the top of the hill. I couldn’t wait to get down. The ferry came and we boarded for our trip to the island of Santorini. It was a four hour trip and I went to Goody’s to get lots and lots of French fries and burgers. I did schoolwork on the ferry too.

When we came into the port of Santorini, my dad and I went out onto the deck of the ship and saw houses on cliffs. They were all white. Once we got into the port, we found a taxi that took us to the top of the hill to our hotel. Our room in the hotel was a great room. Wait, no…it was a fantastic room! The reason why is because you go in, look to your left and there’s a little stairway. You go up the stairs and there are two beds. Our own private loft. My mom and dad’s bed was downstairs and was queen sized.

We unpacked and then went to explore the town of Fira. We were hungry so we went to a place called Cafй Classico. We sat outside and looked out over the volcano’s caldera. The sea was a light blue color and different than the Pacific Ocean. It was beautiful too.

The next day we got up and went to breakfast at a restaurant over the sea again. I had a waffle with fresh strawberry ice cream, crunched up Oreos, whipped cream and to top it all off, a Greek flag! It was delicious. After breakfast we went for a long walk (uphill) and ended up at a car rental place. I wanted to rent a SmartCar, but we would have needed two since they have only two seats. Our rental car was a old blue French car. It got us to where we wanted to go and that was what really mattered. First we got petrol, then we stopped at a place where they sold kites. We bought a kite in the shape of a hexagon in the colors of the Greek flag, blue and white. This Monday is called “Clean Monday” and is the start of Lent for the Greek Orthodox Church. Greek people have picnics and fly these kites on Clean Monday. We are going to have a picnic with our friend Anna on that day.

We drove around the island until we found an un-named beach which had black volcanic sand. My dad and I got ready with the kite and launched it into the wind. Then we flew it very high for a long time. I got to fly it and could feel the strength of the wind by the tugging of the string in my hands. It was really, really fun and I didn’t want to stop.

After flying the kite, we found a taverna called Dimitris Fresh Fish in Vlichada overlooking the fishing boats. I had pasta with tomato sauce and meat in it and it was yummy. We went back to Firo and returned the car. We went back to our hotel. I had a great day!