Swell from prior windy days had closed the port on Santorini, so we went into expedition mode, as that is what we do best! We tendered to the gondola landing and in a succession of little cable cars, up we went to the top of the cliff.
The magnificent Museum of Prehistoric Thera was empty except for our intrepid explorers. The displays of wall frescos excavated from Akrotiri are beyond exceptional. To think, less than 5% of the site has been unearthed, which means treasures such as these will keep archaeologists enthralled for decades to come.
We also stopped briefly at Magalochori and later to a wonderful lunch filled with Greek specialties. We enjoyed a visit at Oia for blue dome saturation and then lastly to Fira for a cable car ride down the cliffside.
Our navigation out of the caldera was punctuated by a green flash sunset.
