Cruising the caldera in Santorini

We took an afternoon cruise on a catamaran in the Santorini caldera

 We left from the port of Oia, just a few steps from our hotel, and by a few steps, I mean a soul crushing stroll down uneven rocks

 Looking up at sunset point.  People gather by the hundreds here at sunset with many arriving two hours early to get a good spot

Leaving the harbor 

 Some parts of the island are so red it is unreal 

 Here is Fira, looking in from the center of the caldera

 My boat buddy 

There is a thermal cove on the island in the middle of the caldera, which is exclusively volcanic rock 

 I dove off the boat head first, like I had been there before.  It hurt my big forehead really bad and the thermal water was pretty murky and smelly.

 There is one guy living on the island with his goats. His Italian wife left years ago.

 The goats

 Dramatic rocks 

 Some houses on a volcanic rock cliff

 The red beach, named so for its red sand

Kristin jumping in like a champ 

 Real cool boo 

 A massive sailboat in the distance 

 Does this not look like a face?

 A church in the middle of nowhere 

 4 layers 

Th caldera 

 Buildings cling to the rocks like a glaze 

 Our partner boat

 Our friends in Santorini - Paula and Joe

Water, cliff, town, and boat 

 Oia from below 

 Sunset 

 Those are some cool looking dorks 

 Oia - that snaky road at left is the long walk up to Oia