Back to the continent

Leaving Naxos, we went to Santorini, which is one of the most visited Island mainly because of the history and view. A huge volcano erupted 3500 years ago and left a big crater filled with water and that is where Santorini lies today. When you think of the white-washed houses hanging on cliffs in Greece, that is where the pictures are taken from. We unfortunately only liked the view. It was pretty exciting to see that the island is basically only old lava with a bit of soil on top of it. But it was way too tourist-oriented for us and we tried to leave a bit earlier than expected but the high wind forced us to stay 2 days extra as all ferrys were cancelled. Oh well, an extra day by the pool, too bad...!! From there we went to Folegandros, another island but much smaller than the first one. It was a big difference from Santorini and was a welcoming relaxation. We stayed 2 days there and then left back to the main land (after an 11 hour ferry ride) in Athens where we met up with my brother's friend who lives in Greece and his mom. Had some of the great traditional Greek food last night (which ended up at 4 am) and have now rested for the day. We planned to head up to the Pelloponese tomorrow and we'll see what will happen next.