Day 17: Santorini to Atlanta

Last night in Santorini, we rode mules from the harbor up to the city of Thira. Santorini was thought to be an island in Minoan times (3000 B.C.), but it turned out to be the top of a volcano that erupted about 1450 B.C. All that was left was the rim of the volcano and the mouth filled in with water. Thira and several other cities are built on that rim. After walking around town and going back to the internet cafe, Alice wanted to ride back down. (If she can't ride a horse, a mule will do -- actually I think it was a donkey she rode back down). I walked and took pictures. This morning, 9:30 (Athens time) Friday June 26th, we are sitting in the Athens airport waiting to check-in for our flight -- with 45 minutes of free WiFi. We should arrive in Atlanta at 8:05 p.m. (Atlanta time). Picture 1: Thira on the rim of the volcano; Picture 2: Alice riding a donkey down the hill; Picture 3: Thira (taken from our shuttle boat) -- you can see the zig-zag path of the 588 steps of the donkey/walking trail up the middle of the picture; Picture 4: Sunset in Santorini.