I don’t usually like to do ship tours, but this was one of the best days. We arrived in Santorini, a tender port, at 7am, with a beautiful view from our balcony.
Although it was an early start – we met at 7:45 am- it was well worth it. We had a small group of 15 which made it very nice. The group was a great group of people.
We climbed aboard a Classic Wooden Sailing Yacht in Santorini. La Maia Grande has an overall length of 32.5 m. The yacht’s builder is Psarros Shipyard from Greece, which launched La Maia in 1956. The superyacht has a beam of 6.15 m, a draught of 3.2 m and a volume of 71 GT.
Two years ago she came to Santorini as a tourist boat and is now owned by X-Ray Kilo. Our cruise director was Eugene and the entire team was great!
Santorini is a small, circular archipelago made up of five main volcanic islands surrounding a central caldera, along with a few smaller surrounding islets.
Our first stop was at some hot springs which we had to swim to! We put mud on our bodies and actually, the sulfur and minerals kind of made my suit turn brown.
On the shore, we could see a couple of goats climbing! I think that will be it for wildlife!
Sailing in the caldera means sailing in the area around Santorini and other islands. Volcanic eruptions caused the bottom to fall out, so to speak, and now the depths of the Aegean can be over 11,000 feet.
This area is basically the crater of the volcano. Many beautiful mountains surround the caldera. This is a lighthouse atop the mountain.
It was so beautiful and awe-inspiring, especially being on this very special vessel.
We could see villages at the top of the mountains.
And incredible rock formations.
If you are ever in Santorini, I would highly recommend this tour. We stopped at three places to swim.
The water was quite chilly but once in, it was lovely, especially because it was hot outside. The water was so clear that you could see the bottom. Look how clear my feet are.
While we were sailing, a dense fog formed, which I thought would turn to rain. But it seemed as quickly as the fog came, it left.
We had a delicious Greek lunch prepared by the chef on board.
You can see the blue domes that Greece is known for on top of Oia.
And all the little white churches are called St. Nicholas because he is the patron saint of sailors.
It was such a fun and fabulous day!
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