Santorini Day 2: Oia & Ammoudi Bay

With our own ATV this morning, we were free to explore the rest of the island!  First we made a stop at Kamari beach with is famous for its black sand.  It was pretty rocky near the shore so it wasn't the best beach to play in the water so we laid out for a little bit.  Will got some random Greek donut (not as good as American donuts- no sweet enough), we took a nap in the sun, and had lunch.  Will doesn't have a huge tolerance for tanning (he really can't go more than an hour or two), so after a bit we made our way over to Oia.  We did stop at some fun look out points to get a picture.  It was just so fun riding the ATV around and going for the drive. 

 

Once we made our way to Oia, we decided to walk over to Ammoudi Bay first.  We had heard there was some delicious seafood taverns there as well as a fun place to jump off cliffs.  Needless to say, this was Will's favorite part!  He's a little fish and loves to swim and around and play and so we spent a few hours here.  The little cliff we jumped off doesn't look that high in pics and doesn't even seem high in person but when you're standing at the edge it looks scary!  That's because from the edge, you can see the underwater rocks and they look huge and sharp and like you might hit it when you hit the water.  However, when you look from under the water, you realize there's plenty of water for clearance and it isn't an issue at all!  It was fun jumping off.  The jump was high enough that the water would rush up your nose and give you a monstrous headache and wedgie.  It also sometimes hurt depending on how your feet hit the water but nonetheless, it was still fun!

Afterwards, we decided to walk over to the town of Oia.  It's a cute little town with more shops and restaurants but definitely much more sleepy than the part that we were staying in.  It's famous for being the perfect spot to watch the sunset but we decided to head home.  We'll be back for the sunset tomorrow!  After getting back to town, we had another fabulous dinner and gelato for dessert!  I got "kataifi" which is baklava flavored!  It sure was yummy!  We also found a random shop that sold an underwater camera and a snorkel set.  We had so much fun swimming around Ammoudi Bay that we're going back tomorrow. Goodnight!