Renting a quad was the best investment we’ve made this whole trip!
We landed in Santorini a couple days ago and, at first glance, were rather disappointed by our surroundings. We were dropped off in front of our hostel in an area that resembled the grungy part of a desert. We wandered toward the black sand beach and walked the roads near our hostel, which were lined with dirt and dilapidated buildings and pretty soon wondered what was going on.
We knew we HAD to be missing something.
Eager to find the Santorini we had seen in pictures, we decided to bite the bullet and fork out some bucks to rent a quad for our time here on the island. Pretty soon we were riding into the sunset on our way to Fira.
We got to Fira late in the evening that first night and quickly felt reassured that this was more like the Santorini we were expecting. We enjoyed 2 euro gyros and made plans to discover the other main city on Santorini, Oia, in daylight the ne-t day.
And what a discovery it was.
Sitting on the cliffs on the tip of the island, Oia is the most beautiful, pure and serene paradise town I have ever seen. Mom and Dad, I know you’re trying to get ideas for where to go for your 30th anniversary in a couple years, and I think you should seriously consider Oia. You would LOVE it.
The blinding white walls of the city are contrasted by deep blue hues that match the color of the ocean at the base of the cliffs far below. (It was difficult to pick only a few favorite pictures to post on this blog. It’s impossible to take a bad picture here.)
Brent captured a GREAT picture of a man white washing the walls of one of the many luxurious hotels in the area. The bold, vivid colors against pure white walls made Oia a spectacular landscape to take in.
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