Russ & Barb’s Travels

Santorini

Santorini from the airplane. Oia is on the right hand tip of the large island

one of the ruins on the island

Oia perched on the cliffs

town scenery

the main local church

nice view on southern edge of Oia

Barb with Oia in the background

view south towards Fira, the capital of Santorini

the famous Oia sunset

dogs are plentiful in Oia!

that's us ready to go on our day trip to Kea Kameni volcano and the island of Thirasia

our vessel approaching the dock

view of Oia from the Caldera

on Nea Kameni walking to the volcano

on Kea Kameni with Oia in the distance

steam and sulfur coming from the still active volcano

local residents of Thirasia

Nea kameni from Fira. This is where the cruise ships come to Santorini

We hiked the 8 km from Fira to Oia. Fira is in the distance.

village of Imerovigli during our hike

Oia in the distance

some of the better path during the hike

a local resident we encountered during the hike

the flat area on the west side of the island where the airport is

making progress - Fira is now in the distant horizon

you can see part of our path along the ridge

wind blown Barb with our destination of Oia in the background

back in Oia - the ridge in the background was our path home

a local Greek wedding party

the bride going to the church

Grape vines are trained in a basket shape to catch scarce moisture.

One of the many beaches near the resort town of Kamari.

The entrance to our apartment building. We were enjoying one of our lunches.

Our living/dining area in the apartment.

The stairs up to the bedroom and down to the kitchen and bathroom.