So after finally arriving in Santorini, the boat didn't port, we mearly got off onto tenders and were brought ashore. The crew members who were injured, one was released and will join us again tomorrow. The other one has been moved to a different hospital better equip to deal with that type of injury. They haven't said what happened, but they are keeping us updated.
We almost got separated from each other as the kidlet and hubby got onto a tender and I got pushed to the back of a group of people, so when I got onto the tender they were not there. Once I got across to the other side though I managed to find them! We got into the line for a donkey transport to the top of the mountain. Santorini is very cool, it's situated at the top of a mountain and there were no vehicle roads up
to the top from where we were dropped off. The ride took 
about 10-15 minutes and Josh rode with me, while Geoff tagged along behind. Though not for long! These donkey's were a little crazy and they all wanted to be first in line! So they rushed past all the others with little regard to their passengers! My foot and leg was jammed into many a donkey butt on our donkey's rush to the front of the line!
Santorini is an amazing little town and wandering around was very neat. We had lunch in a taverna overlooking the other side of the island on a rooftop patio. We enjoyed Ouzo and Greek coffee, and visited with some other people on the cruise. Again with the random cats, there was a kitten under a bench inside a basket at the coffee place. Very cute one too. Geoff wanted to finish off a video to submit to 23 and me so we went to a quaint taverna where the owner turned off the music to allow for the recording.
We did manage to buy some more clothing as well, we stopped in a women's clothing store and there was a beautiful silk gown. I tried it on and we decided to purchase it. The owner of the shop was so accommodating, and he was exactly the kind of person the books talk about when describing Greek hospitality. He gave us some free gifts, and showed us pictures of his family and his travels. He also took a few pictures of us together. A very nice man and we felt very well treated.
We took the Tram cars down to the bottom at the end of the day and ended up visiting with a family whose son is friends with Josh. This family lives in Hong Kong, we all enjoyed their company. We had
a nice dinner on board the ship tonight with two older ladies from Jamaica and a gentleman from California. The boat is a little rocky tonight so we called it an early night in preparation for Katakolon Greece in the morning.
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