We tendered to Santorini and hopped on the cable cars up the hill to Thira. From there we found the bus station and headed to Oia (twice, but that's another story). Oia was quite picturesque and offered lots of shopping. We wandered through Oia towards the coast and I convinced the gang to haul down the 300ish stairs towards Ammoudi Bay. I had notes to find some places down there that didn't seem to turn up, but it did offer some nice views. We also encountered one of the many dogs of the islands that was out wandering. She seemed to take to us and acted as our tour guide - leading us along the water. After taking a moment to fill my hands with water and share with our girl "blackie" we took to the overwhelming mass of stairs back up the side of the mountain.

From there we were back on the bus and heading towards the red beach. Walking along the water we did get to take in some black sand and eventually came along the red sand beaches. They are definitely a challenge to get to, but lovely.

Back to the main town and time for my very favorite part. There are a few things in this world that put a smile on my face, even fewer still are things that make me giggle like a little girl continuously. This was one of those things - we took the donkeys back down the mountain side to the tender boat. What a ride!