Hi all,
Greetings from Santorini! It's a beautiful day here but alas, I have to leave for Athens in less than two hours and tomorrow, I will catch a flight back to Singapore where I will face the drudgery of work!
Anyway, the past two days have been great. I was revisiting some of the old places which I came to two years ago and amazingly, the same people are there in the restaurants and the same shops are still around! (Maybe it is not so much of a surprise since the volume of tourist traffic would have ensured they remain money spinners).
I was at this restaurant in Perissa (southern part of Santorini) with black beach sand. This Greek couple who were the owners was so pleased to see me as they recognised me from two year ago that they just cooked the house specialty for me and even gave me a main course for free on the subsequent nite. Talk about Greek hospitality!
The highlight of the trip is actually diving here. I went to this Mediterranean Diving Centre here and the boat brought us out to do two boat dives - one of the reef (which was really quite beautiful in terms of size and the sculpture), quite deep actually; and the other was a cave dive. This cave dive was actually quite scary for me as it was totally dark (I could not even see my buddy who was right beside me at times) and the air pocket within it is really small (certainly not for the claustrophobic). Here, there is no room for error as a panic situation may be hard to rectify in view of the confined space and lack of visibility. That said, it was my introduction to cave diving and I think I will do more of that in future as I think it is real fun!
Yesterday afternoon was great as I got a great view of the volcanic calderas as I was sipping an overpriced coffee at Fira (the main town in the middle of the island). It was a time for reflection and despite the hustle and bustle of tourist foot traffic just nearby, it was an oasis of serenity which really allowed one to feel that it is just between you and God. Certainly good for destressing!
Anyway, I have to run now. Apologise for this short excerpt but if I do see something interesting in Athens tonight, you all will hear from me.
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