Sept 13

Decided to have an easier day today. Felt like we hadn't really slowed down much at all. Everyone took their time getting up and then we headed into Kamari for breakfast. Ate at another lovely restaurant on the Kamari beach and had delicious Greek yogurt with fresh fruit, bread and of course tomatoes and cucumbers. Latte on the side! Delicious. After breakfast, we headed for a different beach that was supposed to be a bit sandier. and Perissa was the choice. It was about a 30 minute drive from Kamari. Found an easy parking spot - feels like most of the tourists went home. To sit on a lounge chair by the water, we had to be patrons of a restaurant where we committed to spending at least 20 euros. Found a place and settled in. It was quite windy and I wasn't really feeling like swimming so I sat in the lounge chair and read a book while Avi and David swam. First time Avi has swam for 30 minutes. He is feeling good in the water. After swimming, we ate again! Because we had to...we shared a pizza, salad and grilled vegetables. Loving all the food here. We tried to decide what to do with the rest of the day and decided to drive to Fira and wonder around the village. What a beautiful place. Lots of viewpoints of the startling and dazzling caldera. Took pictures and charted where our Fira to Oia hike will begin tomorrow. Headed back to Kamari for dinner and David wanted to go back to the place we'd been a couple nights earlier with the delicious pizza. So back we went. The night was idyllic with the gentle breeze and we enjoyed our dinner thoroughly. Avi ordered a calzone which was the largest single food item I've ever seen. I got the traditional Moussaka and David ordered pizza. All so good. They brought us ice cream on the house and then we of course made one more stop for yet more ice cream for Avi. Headed back to our house and will rest up for our hike tomorrow. Supposed to be a windy day but kind of grateful as the wind helps you not fry. Trying to face that bed for another night. Oye.

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