Where was I?

(Santorini, Part 2, Friday 29th Sept noon)

Ah yes.... Mum and I set off our first morning for supplies of food and water and to see the main town of Fira. Where we are staying is a kilometre uphill of it so it was a stroll to town but an epic journey back to our room. The little town is cute. White-washed buildings filled with treasures galore, both cheesy and exquisite. My expense account is already overwrought so I looked but didn't touch. We drank a Santorini Sunset as we wandered (Haylee they have an affiliate of BOOST here - you'd really be in heaven).
There is a cable car and path down the mountain to the port. We started down because mum wanted a photo of a donkey carrying someone up or down. I'd had enough on my solo trip in Egypt of the beasts so hung back. Mum snapped a quick picture and emerged nose pinched from the fine fragrance. We had spanakopita for lunch (traditional cheese and spinach pie) but have yet to have a kebab. Loaded down with the essentials of backpacking travel (cream cheese, dried bread, bananas, water and juice) we hoped to catch a bus back as it was getting very hot. Since the bus runs on GMT schedule (Greek Maybe Time) and we didn't want to shell out for a cab - we hiked home. It took a dip in the icy pool, aircon blasting and plenty of water to cool us down. I am used to the heat and humidity but coming from cold Germany, mum is not.
We spent the afternoon on the pool lounges, soaking up the vitamin D like we were having withdrawals from it. It is VERY nice! The view beyond our feet is breathtaking. The sea stretches out like a jeweller laying a blue velvet cloth down ands adorning it with loose diamonds for our persual. Tempting us to buy. To stay.
We ordered room service and ate pasta and soup from our terrace as the sun sank behind clouds, then islands, then sea. It gets cool at night here so mum and I head inside to chat and swap travel stories.
Breakfast was again delicious. Being the cheapsters we are, we saved some of it for later (there is always plenty to eat and a good variety). The plan for that day was Nothing with a capital N. We went to the internet to book Athens accommodation and for me to blog and research a place for me to stay in Ireland. Afterwards I found mum lying on the pool lounges again and joined her there. We didn't take many photos yesterday - but how many of us lying down do you want? Every half hour or so we'd exchange a 'Woohoo, we're in Santorini' before slumping back down to gain energy for the next excited announcement.
Today we checked out at noon but have until 11pm for our flight to depart. We will end the day at Oia to catch the sunset from the place where the most common photos of Santorini are taken. The blue roofed church and bells and the windmill. Then to Athens. We have one day there to get Greeked up, then to London.
I have convinced mum to save money and stay at a backpackers with me in Athens. It is very close to the Parthenon (and shops I told her to get her interested) and the price for two of us for two nights is half of what we paid here for one night!! Ouch, cries the hip pocket.

But for now we sit and watch the ships come and go on the tranquil, azure water.

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Kym