Goals: Santorini

We just arrived in Santorini. The dusty brown cliffs of the caldera look very drab against this cloudy sky. Still an awe-inspiring scene taking the s-curves up the steep cliffs from the port to our hostel Stelio's Place at the black-sanded Perissa beach. There's a really classy pool here. It feels like South Beach for only 13 euro a night.

Some goals I was contemplating on the ferry ride over:

1. Befriend a donkey.

2. Find and eat tomato balls (I read in a Greek cookbook the other day that the island is known for them).

3. Stare into the face of an active volcano.

4. Find a Starbucks for Pris (this girl can't handle another cup of instant NesCafe, which seems to be the drink of choice for locals).

5. Watch a sunset at Oia and drink a toast to our gal pals Jenny and Liz (and of course the rest of the girls of 468).

We have three nights here. I think these should be doable.

Off to downtown Fira for dinner...if only we can figure out when the bus comes.