On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I went there in the 1980s I think the only way up from the ferry dock > was by mule, or on foot. I walked up, and it was tough.
It is indeed a tough walk, particularly because you walk on the same path as the donkeys, who leave a lot of little surprises for the unwary hiker. I first visited Santorii 20 years ago, by which time they had installed a cable car as an alternative to the donkeys. The trail and the cable cars take you to the main town -- Fira. We took a bus from the new port on the South end of the island to Oia, the most picturesque and colorful town, located in the North. One also takes the bus to get to Akrotiri, the archaeological site where they are still digging out the village buried by volcanic ash 3,600 years or less. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
