Day 22. Santorini

Another picture perfect morning which began for me at least with a swim in the pool.
After another late breakfast we wandered off to find the steps to beach about 400m below us. Found them ok but turns out the track is closed due to rockfall. Assessed the situation and pressed on,
Nice little harbour where I had a swim and we took refreshments.

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 After this we slogged it back up the steps and needed to swim in the pool and a lie down.
Last night at dinner the chef noted that we were predominantly ordering fish. He told us he had been fishing that morning and he caught a grouper that would feed all of us if we were interested. He even showed us a picture.
We ARE interested. 
I have been salivating and starving myself in anticipation of this fish and it turns out the fish was too big to be cooked in their grill. Noooool! 
So they have promised two more fish for the day after tomorrow so we will see. 
We still had a very nice meal. 

Comments

  1. Sherrie Thompson9 June 2019 at 17:54

    Wow, am loving reading about all your adventures so far Mark and Robyn. Sounds amazing and you are both inspirational!

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    1. Robyn 10 June 2019 at 09:59

      Thanks Sherrie, we are really enjoying ourselves so far.

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