Friday 16 May

A late start at breakfast and it was crowded - an invasion of very loud Americans here for a wedding. Then  we sat on the terrace and I painted a watercolour of the view. Then we prepared for the boat trip. The bus was late picking us up.

Rocky cliffs behind the new port

We got on the Aphrodite, a three-masted boat, at the new port, and sailed to the volcanic island of Nea Kameni. We disembarked and walked part of the way up the volcano on a very stony path. We learnt that it last erupted in 1950, and we could see there was black lava all over. Back on the boat we talked to a couple from Melbourne.

Another day, another sunset

Then we went further round the islands and stopped near a beach with hot springs, which a few people braved the cold sea to reach. We then moored near the island of Thirassia and had a buffet dinner in the boat - pork, Greek salad, tzatziki, potatoes and rice.

After sailing towards the clifftop village of Oia, we saw the sun set over the sea. A very leisurely day, and we got rather sunburnt.

Back to the hotel for a nightcap of red wine.