The island of Santorini  has had a number of names throughout history - from Strongyle or "Round" to Thera in honor of an ancient hero. Santorini is more recent and stems from the island church dedicated to St. Irene - Santa Rini to foreign sailors.  This island was colonized by the Minoans in 3000 BC.  Santorini is still an active volcano (the same as Méthana, Mílos and Nísiros) and probably the only volcano in the world whose crater is in the sea.  Santo...

Today is a sea day. We are on our way to Santorini, Greece. Overnight the winds picked up and so did the swells. There was a bit of movement on the ship. It was like a big waterbed! It got worse as the day progressed. Walking was quite the challenge. I was feeling woozy and so was Vic. There were puke bags scattered everywhere in case people had to be sick. I usually don't get seasick but I wasn't feeling great. I decided to see if I could walk to the sh...