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The next morning we were up early to admire the wall painting to Renaldo ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000757 as I picked up our ferry tickets from the booth ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000758 so that we would be able to board ship ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000759 as Suzanne minded our baggage ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000760 and once on board, I took these pictures of our departure ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000761 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000762 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000763 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000764 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000765 and of the receipt for Suzanne's coffee ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000766 as we headed away from Athens ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000767 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000768 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000769 with the sandwiches our hotel had prepared for us ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000770 and after some time we were at Milos looking at a Fage yogurt truck ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000771 and then we stopped at Folgandros ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000772 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the deck we ran into Carol Oberto ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000793 and Tim Weyrich ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000794 and Suzanne chatted with Dimitri Gondicas ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000795 as we decided to begin the walk to the Red Beach looking out at a ship at sea ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000796 and the restaurants along the way ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000797 before Dimitri led the descent ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000798 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000799 followed by Suzanne and Carol ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000800 and Dimitri ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000801 Carol and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000802 settled with is on the beach ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000803 as the boat to the white beach pulled in ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000804 and we admired the backdrop ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000805 and the boats at sea ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000806 as Suzanne looked out at the water ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000807 and I watched the waterman (karpulzi) salesman ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000808 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000809 and the people waling the beach ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000810 and the anchored beach chairs for rent ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000811 not to mention the people on the cliffs ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000812 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000813 and on the beach ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000814 as watermelon was purchased ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000815 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000816 and delivered from this basket ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000817 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../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000827 enjoyed the view ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000828 before we made our way back up the hill and admiring the views below ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000829 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000830 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000831 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000832 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000833 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000834 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000835 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000836 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000837 and then Tim was kind enough to take these photos of us atop the cliffs ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000838 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000839 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000840 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000841 and then we marched on ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000842 to the last food (or, in our case, the first food) by the beach ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000843 and then we stopped at the beach Nikolas restaurant and Dimitri and Carol ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000844 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000845 and I ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000846 settled in for Greek salad ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000847 ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000848 bread ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000849 and Santorini salad ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000850 while watching the children and the dog on the dock fish ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000851 before this free dessert of yogurt and eggplant jelly came to us. ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000852 After a shower and a rest, we met Benedict Brown ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000853 Antonio Garcia Castaneda ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000854 Hijung (Valentina) Shin ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000855 and Lara Laken who were preparing to go to Nikolas' restaurant in town ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000856 as we decided to return to the local Nikolas and have an appetizer mixing many of the local appetizers (stuffed grape leaves, eggplant, fava, tomato balls, feta cheese and salad) as advised by Elizabeth in Piraeus ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000857 Suzanne got this fish ../../../Sabbat/2010/06.30-07.18.10SanDiegoSantoriniTurkey/07.04-10.10Santorini//P1000858 I had saganacki 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