Wenesday, September 12th:  

We woke after 12 hours of sleep to Vitalie & Violetta serving breakfast out by the pool. We didn't realize just how tired we were until today after we had unplugged our phones and shut off our connection to the rest of the world.

A sweet little tabby kitten hopped the stone fence and joined us. If he had a voice, I'm sure he was saying, "So here's the deal. You're guests here, so you give me food. I'll stop by every morning and be cute for you and I'll make your stay nice and pleasant. Or we can do this the unpleasant way."

Our bodies dropped for 3 more hours of sleep after we finished that amazing meal.  

We paid Kostas another visit after waking from our coma.  He reiterated many of the things he mentioned on our first meeting now that we were more awake.  He told us the story of working for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie when they had visited Santorini.  We got to talking a bit more and discovered our jobs in marketing and entertainment. He offered us additional VIP services for photographs with Mermaid  Ariana to help advertise the Villas.

The Brabus SmartCar was issued to us.  We learned that this is manufactured by Mercedes and is apparently a hot car here.  I was a bit skeptical until I started driving it around. This car is bloody amazing!  So much leg room for such a tiny little thing and it does 180 degree turns on a dime! Plus, it fits practically anywhere you wouldn’t think to park!  

We decided to do our first shoot on Black Sand Beach in Perissa.  The place was alive with tourists and it was tough to find a good clearing. Luckily we found a bank of rocks near the end of the beach with few people. Of course we had a little audience and a couple of the local lifeguards wanted a few shots with the beautiful mermaid.

The Acropolis Greek Restaurant was just a walk away from where we parked so we headed there for lunch after packing up our gear. I picked it honestly for the gawdy decor of greek statues everywhere. At one moment, someone's scooter had fallen and the storage contents had spilled all over the street. The restaurant employees rushed to pick it up and put everything back. Here in the states, not one person would have moved and everything would have either been run over by passing cars or stolen.

We adventured up to the highest peak of the island to see the Moni Profitou Iliou . The Epar.Od. Pirgou Kallistis wound up along cliffs without any gaurd rails. My balls sucked up into my chest as I looked down at the rising heights.  My wife forgot to use the restaurant's water closet before we set off so she was struggling to keep the prairie dogs at in their burrow.  The roads were rough and she got a really great glute workout.  What made things worse is they're not very good at keeping their restroom stocked with necessities. Saving receipts and pamphlets came in real handy today!

Entrance to Moni Profitou Iliou... Inside Moni Profitou Iliou

A Monk Entering the Monastery

Birdseye View of Episkopi Gonias...

Quick Photoshoot with this sweet bitchin' ass ride

Nicole just couldn't resist this swing...

More sight seeing...

Another Sunset...

Some Santorini Windmill Action...

Theofanis Family Tavern was right at the bottom of the hill from where we were staying. Our waiter was obnoxiously forgetful, but at least he admitted it at the very beggining.

We had another sweet visitor at our table for dinner who ate all our left over fish skin. As before, if he had a voice, I'm sure he said, "I know you met my friend this morning. The same applies to me, if you know what's good for you."

Let's Drive on over to Day 06 - Fira!