At the lab, I took a picture of Andreas and Vracule ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110476 and back at the hotel, I had a spinach and feta pie to tide me over before dinner ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110477 which I ate as I watched the locals tried to clear the beach at the hotel of rocks. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110478 Because they were still a work in progress, we headed off in search of the THE black beach. A 2 km drive down a dirt road took us here ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110479 but after viewing the setting ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110480 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110481 and looking back to the red beach boundary ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110482 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110483 we realized we were in the wrong place ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110484 and so after a photo op at the gift shop, we headed on ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110485 this time down a 1 km road that was steeper and dustier until we got to the next resort ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110486 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110487 where we looked out at their beach ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110488 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110489 and enjoyed the view ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110490 and the stones ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110491 of their beach ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110492 before heading down the beach ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110493 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110494 where some might swim ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110495 as I admired the water ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110496 the rocks bounding our beach ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110497 and the scene in the distance ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110498 as some others entered the water ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110499 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110500 over the rocks ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110501 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110502 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110503 that didn't end at the water's edge. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110504 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110505 The rock formations were impressive ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110506 with a cave at the boundary ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110507 and along the way ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110508 as I watched the water ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110509 the sailboat in a distance ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110510 and collected a rock. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110511

The heart shape in the rocks ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110512 reminded me that in the opposite direction ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110513 the sun was beginning to set ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110514 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110515 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110516 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110517 as the swimmers continued to enjoy the water ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110518 and the sun continued its way down ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110519 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110520 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110521 the rocks (or were they pebbles) continued to amuse ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110522 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110523 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110524 while the colors of sunset were vivid ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110525 and the swimmers ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110526 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110527 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110528 made their way back to shore ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110529 as the sailboat made great progress ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110530 towards the other end of the cove. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110531

I took pictures of the structures built into caves ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110532 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110533 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110534 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110535 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110536 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110537 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110538 as we drove out of the beach and went to see our second sunset of the day. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110539 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110540 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110541 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110542 The caldera gave beautiful view ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110543 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110544 as did the landscape up to where we were ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110545 which inspired me to consider a collection of pictures of people at telescopes ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110546 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110547 even as the sunset ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110548 inspired Tim to dance ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110549 while I recorded its effect on the land in various directions ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110550 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110551 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110552 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110553 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110554 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110555 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110556 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110557 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110558 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110559 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110560 and on the hill below where we stood. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110561 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110562 As often happens, when the sun went down, the moon (with a planet) came up ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110563 and I looked out at the lighthouse in the great distance ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110564 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110565 before declaring the sun set ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110566 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110567 so that we could make our way into the town of Fira for dinner. Nikolas, our new friend, posed with Ben and Mathew ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110568 and then brought me artichokes and potatoes in lemon ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110569 and brought others mousaka ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110570 and lamb. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110571 At meal's end, he brought us all complimentary raisin wine ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110572 and then took these group pictures. ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110573 ../../../Sabbat/2007/06.14-21.07Santorini/06.18.07ScanSunsetEat//P1110574