Refreshed and relaxed after our evening boat cruise yesterday, we got up a bit earlier to do some hiking before the expected afternoon rainstorms. We enjoyed another delicious breakfast before hopping in a taxi to the coastal town of Fira to begin the Caldera hike back to Oia where we're staying. We opted to start in Fira because it's downhill to Oia. What was not clear to me is how much we would go uphill before finally heading down to Oia! The trail st...

Today we woke up and it was sunny and beautiful outside! What a difference a day makes! We ate outside for breakfast overlooking the caldera and the islands off of Santorini. It was beautiful. We decided since the weather was so nice we wanted to go on a boat ride around the island. We found one that had availability for their "sunset cruise" that left at 3pm. So we had a while to take a walk around Oia and take some pictures. Kevin was able to find the spot to...

What storms! Last night the wind picked up and it stormed hard! Thankfully our cave room kept us nice and dry. Unfortunately we didn't get great sleep due to the storms so it was a very slow morning. It was still incredibly windy when we did wake up for breakfast. We descended the stairs down the cliffside to the main pool area. Breakfast was served inside so we had some respite from the wind - until the power went out! The morning was off to a great start. ...

Today was a long day of traveling! We got up early, ate breakfast and said our goodbyes to some of the nicest hotel staff I've ever encountered! We had over a four hour drive winding us up and around the mountains and through the fields of eastern Greece. While we did see some sheep and goat herds, I was surprised that we didn't see more given that they are so well known for their cheeses. We saw a lot of fields with yellow flowers, which we were told were must...

Today we slept in a little bit and after breakfast were excited to hear that Grande Meteora, the largest of the six active monasteries in Meteora, was open! We started off our trip with a visit to Agios Nicholas (270 steps), one of the lowest by elevation of the monasteries and possibly our least favorite out of all of them. It had nice views, but the inside wasn't the nicest. We were not deterred though, so we climbed up to Roussanou (190 steps), our first m...