54 Days on the Moon

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Dinner was at SALT with a couple from Florida. First the menu.





We both started with the mussels and then we both had the lamb. I had a side of Caponata.






For desserts I had the chocolate baklava and Mrsdrron had the rice pudding.

 

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Thursday and it is Santorini. Pictures as we sail in.

 

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Several other ships with us.But no very large ones. Vantage tours Vasco da Gama and Windstar's Star Pride plus 2 smaller expedition ships.

 

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So we are tendered in to the old port. Busses meet us at the pier. No donkeys or chairlift.

 

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I am off to Oia for a self guided excursion. Mrsdrron is staying on board as it is listed as strenuous and she is not perfect yet.
As usual some pictures from the bus.

 

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Their vineyards look very different to those we have seen recently.




Not windmills but a new hotel.

 

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Prickly pear honey in the making.





Unfinished business.


And a couple of signs that a couple of Greek Aussies have come home.




And now in Central Oia.

 

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Now it was a lot of up and down narrow pathways and stairs. Lots of boutique hotels,villas and presumably Air BnBs here so a lot of people lugging heavy suitcases up steep flights of stairs. I never want to do that.

 

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I needed to take a few picture breaks. The climbing was getting to me.








A fairly distressed young Japanese bride. Might have sounded romantic to be married on Santorini but it was obviously proving not so good.

 

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Nice to have the views from this hot tub but the public is only centimetres from it as they walk by.

 

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Came around the point and the paths became narrower and the stairs steeper.

 

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I am now back at the top of the village. I had first turned right and all the laneways were narrow. But turning left there was a nice wide path. Lots of shops and restaurants and all at tourist prices.





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Came across a photo shoot.

 

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It was a little past midday and we were to be back at the bus by 1pm so I thought it time to see if there was a restaurant with reasonable prices. Fortunately I saw this sign.


It led me down the hill a short distance and out of the tourist area and I saw this.



So in I went.


Looked the part and the menu prices were nearly a half of those back on the main path. It must be on a French travel site as I was the first in but noted the next 8 in spoke French as did the waiter. So I kept count. 22 French customers,4 American one other English speaker and me. Though one of the American couples were seen to their table,got the menu and then asked where the restrooms were. On exiting the restrooms they walked out of the restaurant.

So I had a 250 ml carafe of alocal red wine which was decent, a bowl of mussels, dolmades and bread for a total cost of 31.5 euros. The food.






t was good Greek homestyle cooking and I thanked the staff who appreciated that feed back saying that was what they want their restaurant to be.

 

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Quite a bit of rubbish around.

 

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Local tender. Shipp not allowed to use it's tenders.

 

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The last of Santorini. One of the small Expedition ships