10-24-25 left behind in Greece!
Mamma Mia when I start to my day, I read the paper and I 1000%. I’m sure that it said at 9 o’clock go down and get your tickets for the shuttle however when I went down there at 9 o’clock I was already given number 25 and they hadn’t even called one yet. Everything was running slightly behind. This was about to be Come a big issue for me with the outside tour that I have booked. I went and talked to Thomas who’s been in charge of a lot of the games that I’ve been playing on site and he did give me a nice princess wine stopper, but more importantly, he wrote on the back of my ticket, his name and cost of the two and got me to take a selfie with this and then sent me down to the pathway to get on the next available Tender. Once I got to the side, there was basically no lineup in grabbing the cable car to the top but when I got there is when things got complicated because nobody seemed to know where my pick up spot was, and there are no street names in East towns on this island. Don’t ask me what they do about the post. I was standing on the street where they knew that buses could be and that would be a good sign when I got the message from via tour that my group had left without me so my tour is booked for 1030 and according to the people that were on board, they left at 10:20. I was standing there flabbergasted and unsure what I should do. They said the next stop was the archeological site if I could join them there stunned I walked across the street to a gentleman standing with a Mercedes fancy van taxi and I paid $40 to take the 20 to 30 minute ride out to Akrotiri.
The cabbie was very sweet and he spent a lot of time trying to convince me that everything was going to be OK including seeing don’t worry be happy and reminding me that it hadn’t rained and that I was here in Greece. I should don’t worry be happy.
Once I made it to acrotomy, I did pay the $20 injured fee and made a very quick 20 minute review around the site. I wish that I’ve had more time to spend there because it is remarkable and well preserved.
I finally connected with the bus and met two lovely ladies on the tour from Melbourne and Mary from Seattle. I don’t think they could’ve been much different nor different from me but we had this fun little relationship on women owning their power and going travelling without other.Our next stop in some pictures and then into a town whose name I’ve already forgotten it.
Our next top was for lunch and I chose a beautiful spot on the beach where I did take the time to relax and enjoy and incredible fresh crab salad and a glass of local white wine. The whole experience was surreal. I did manage to enjoy the surroundings, put my feet in the AMC and purchase an eye design which signifies boundaries for evil.
Next big stop was at a winery for a tasting where I promptly broke a glass and the wines were amazing, but not for me to bring home I learned that in Santorini, they grow the crêpes and basically read them so that they are protected from the wind and closer to the Earth for irrigation 
We had it towards Oia, bit the bus had what I think were transmission issues and we had to stop on the side of the road and wait for another bus to come and pick us up so that we wouldn’t miss the sunset
I strolled around and saw a rooftop bar. I went and sat up at the bar and was served Taliskar on ice by a beautiful Greek man. I watched the sunset although I admit that my pictures from earlier in the evening far away the ones I took then but the whole experience was beautiful.
It was then hustle back to the bus and get into Vera so we could catch our cable car. This was the one big lineup of the whole trip, but it was worth it. I had a fun ride down as a single. It was like being on a Disney lineup has pulled forward to jump in with five others, and they were lovely and fun.
When in Oia, I had a great experience with a Lo al as I purchased olive pics that I love. I also bought my first shot glass on the trip, but it is wrapped up so no picture. I did meet the people on the tram early in the morning who got my gift in the gift exchange and they were happy with it which was lovely.
Back on the ship, I quickly changed my clothes and connected with Ginger and her husband who Lord knows I can’t remember his name and I’m going to have to ask Dang. They were in the American diner, so I went to join them there and had some delicious fish and chips and good conversations and started messaging with Deb about plans for tomorrow in Kusadasi. I listen to music for a little bit in the Piazza and had a martini and now I am back in the room having checked in on work and my email and it’s time for bed. It has been a very full full day.
triumphgal 