On the lip of a volcano I found my perspective.

The sunsets in Oia turned out to be such a magnetic pull. No matter our busy late afternoon schedule – beach in the heat near the clear and glorious tepid rolling waves or napping in the cool of our little cave, we would freshen up and set out to find a new vantage for the setting sun each evening. Alternately, we found rooftop cafe, a perch on the wall of the ancient steps to the beach, a seat on the low smooth wall overlooking the cliff, or from the winding walkways where we watched the final decent through the still spokes of a windmill.

Windmill at Sunset Oia Santorini

Each evening we joined the throngs standing at the highest point of the caldera on the crumbling wall of the fortress ruins, spilling over walls onto rooftops, and packing the cafes that described their sunset view advantage. Camera ready, we would wait patiently for time to move and the sun to descend into its glory. Each day was the same. The gentle rolling Read more…

I believe in people!

This past week we have seen and experienced some spectacular views. We have taken hundreds of photos – each one capturing a dab of colour of the rich visual tapestry that is Greece. Emerald and ultramarine of the sea, fuschia and magenta of the bougainvillaea that spills abundantly over whitewashed walls. Red rocks, blue doors, black sands.

But last evening we witnessed something more extraordinary that lifted my heart in a way I will try to explain. The Oia sunset. If you picture a bass clef of sheet music with a cluster of dots in front rather than behind you would have a stylized image of the island of Santorini. Oia is at the top as the upper curve drops and curls slightly inward.

Oia, pronounced ‘ee-ya’ is on the highest point of the island and is apparently the sunset capital of the world. At the height of the searing sun, we had arrived in Oia and followed a tall young man who hefted our bag on his shoulder. Knee high walls of whitewashed plaster are all that separates the walker from the drop. All the while, is the breathtaking view of Read more…