Today we left for Santorini early in the morning...we had gotten VIP tickets for Blue Star Ferries for 50 euros because the other seats were full...the moment we got out of the train station we could see the ferry...which is more than I can say for the less established ferries...gotta take a bus to some remote area...

The trip to Santorini was quite uneventful as we spent most of the time either sleeping or playing cards or reading...the ferry was huge, but it was still a little shaky because the sea was very rough.

Upon reaching Santorini, we were greeted by a lot of locals trying to promote their hostels or hotels...we had booked beds earlier so we were promptly escorted to the bus which took us to our hostel...

Our beds were 8 euros each, cheap isn't it? But our room had 30 other beds, was underground, and when we entered the room, we were greeted with a strong smell of sea water, dried sweat and ammonia, not to mention the mattresses were moist to the touch...eeww...well 8 euros...

As soon as we had checked in, we headed for Oia to see the famous sunset. The buses were almost always full, and we had to wrestle our way onto the bus to and from Oia...terrible...best to rent a car...but don't do it at Fira, the centre, do it at the rental shops at the outskirt towns...Perrisa or whatever...cos otherwise cars are normally unavailable...bikes are aplenty though, but the four wheelers are also pretty hot...so whatever it is, try to get private transport asap when you reach the island...

Dinner was kebab again...my sore throat was beginning to hurt...