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The next day, Saturday, we were up bright and early for the trip to Santorini. Once we had landed, we made our way in the bus from the airport to the Nomikos family house where we were staying and saw these scenes of life on the island ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020032 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020033 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020034 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020035 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020036 before getting to their home where Peter was nice enough to take the kids to the top of the castle ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020037 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020038 while we walked on the deck enjoying many views ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020039 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020040 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020041 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020042 including the swimming pool ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020043 before the kids moved to the top level of the castle ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020044 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020045 as I recorded the town below ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020046 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020047 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020048 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020049 and the ship out at sea ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020050 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020051 and wondered about the interplay between the town ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020052 the ship ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020053 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020054 and more generally the sea ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020055 as we looked towards Oia the town on the north end of the island ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020056 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020057 with the neighbors house in between ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020058 as Clayton and Margaret continued to enjoy the scenery ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020059 and Ben and Jane headed to the inside room ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020060 as Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020061 and other members of our group posed against the backdrop ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020062 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020063 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020064 before we climbed to the top of the tower and looked down on the deck ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020065 and the town ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020066 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020067 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020068 and the path up from the harbor ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020069 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020070 as the kids spoke with Peter on the deck ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020071 after which I was shown to our room ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020072 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020073 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020074 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020075 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020076 before we walked to town to see the archaeological museum where Professor Doumas gave a wonderful tour. On the way back, we recorded the sea ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020077 the bust of Friedrich Hiller von Gaertringen ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020078 scenes of the town ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020079 and scenes along the path ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020080 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020081 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020082 before Sarah and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020083 Sarah, Ben and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020084 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020085 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020086 and Sarah, Ben, Jane and Peter (we made him an honorary member of our family) posed ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020087 and then Peter took a few pictures of our family. ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020088 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020089 After we walked on ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020090 we saw the beautiful shrubbery Peter (Sr.) had planted ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020091 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020092 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020093 after which I took some pictures of Shirley against this backdrop ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020094 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020095 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020096 and we waited for pictures of the sunset. Waited too long, some would say but here is what we saw ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020097 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020098 and here are Sarah, Jane and Ben toasting it ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020099 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020100 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020101 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020102 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020103 before Mary joined them ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020104 and these were the artistic pictures of people in our group ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020105 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020106 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020107 against the nightfall ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020108 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020109 as Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020110 and I posed ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020111 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020112 before the collection of pictures that can barely be seen ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020113 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020114 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020115 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020116 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020117 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020118 and a few family portraits ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020119 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020120 set off from the dark pictures ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020121 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020122 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020123 a few of Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020124 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020125 including the dark one ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020126 and then increasingly lit pictures of Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020127 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020128 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020129 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020130 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020131 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020132 then Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020133 Mary and I talking ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020134 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020135 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020136 Sarah and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020137 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020138 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020139 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020140 and the diving board ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020141 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020142 and some artistic compositions ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020143 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020144 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020145 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020146 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020147 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020148 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020149 by Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020150 before the artwork gave way to the evening and we declared it a beautiful day in a beautiful place. ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020151 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020152 ../../../Sabbat/2006/GrKenya/07.01.06OnToSantorini//P1020153