Recall how I mentioned I find things when I'm not looking? Today, I found (and even drove through) the center of Fira, yay me. As I'd found Butari accidentally on Thursday, and was shown how to get there on Friday, the whole game plan of:1) Butari, 2) red beach, 3) ancient agretiri, then tbd. Simple...uh huh. Try: found the highest point of the island, found a black beach...drove about in circles for a bit (yes butari was actually at the center of said circle I would discover later) found the red beach (score!) found ancient whatsermerhosie...it's currently closed as a portion collapsed last season. Was starving by this point, so stopped at a little cafe on the beach. The area has this volcanic compressed ash that has been dug into and reinforced creating cave restaurants on the waterfront. The guy who ran the one we ate at, bought his fish fresh (he showed us the catch) made his own wine, and fava bean dip. His brother made the olives (they were awesome, had a faint hint of roses) and the produce was all from either him, or his brother. We had dorado grilled with a bit of lemon juice, the flavors here are so fresh (ahem no monsanto gmo shit) that's really all you need/want. The home made wine, had to have a higher alcohol content than most..a few glasses in, everyone was content. (mumcicle a giggle fest) I was relaxed enough to continue the hunt for the elusive butari...that I'd found 3+ times before mind you. We finally asked for directions, and got an answer that didn't consist of "just go straight" and found our way to the winery! Yay!!! "Just go straight" seems to be the answer de jour when asking for directions. How do I get to....oh very simple, no problem, just go straight, turn left by the first church, right at the corner...(uhhh, that's not exactly "straight") don't even begin to try "straight" in Mykonos, the roads are built through and around the buildings, not the other way around. There are signs on Santorini, they have destinations listed...naming streets doesn't seem to be something anyone has felt the urge to do, but hey people are friendly, and willing to give directions, so I'll take it! There was a group of 5 girls from San Francisco at Butari, believe it or not, no I didn't actually know any of them. (see I don't actually know the whole city...yet) went to mail home the wine but the postoffice was closed, bummer. Saw our last Santorini sunset (for now) talk about rapture, it was gorgeous! Happy the worlds still spinning, and we're all still living, let's take care of each other and our planet and keep it that way awhile, kay?
Remember: "be the change you wish to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi
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