Santorini Con't

Santorini is an absolutely amazing island.  The people here are so great, so welcoming and friendly.  Today we took the volcano and island excursion to see more of the archipelago (Santorini is actually 5 islands in total. Before the volcano erupted, the island was a circle and the blast caused the island to sink, which turned it into multiple islands.) The volcano was so-so, its hard to appreciate a volcano like this one when you can hike up to st. helens a few hours from home.  It was a great experience, but nothing like mt st helens.  After the volcano excursion, we took the boat to the northern tip of the island to watch this sunset. This part of the island was my favorite, by far. the buildings were all so beautiful and it seemed like I took 100 pictures while we were there. We sat and had our 'greek siesta'. Our tour guide to Delphi told us that the greeks have a similar rest period as do the hispanics following their late lunch. So from about 4-6, we sat looking at the blue Aegean sea with the beautiful white buildings in the foreground. The view was absolutely stunning. After that, we started walking more towards the northern end of the island to catch the sunset. It so happens that we found a perfect seat, with a perfect view of the sunset at a restaurant. so far, this was my favorite part of the trip. The view was completely inexplicable. Watching the sun set the way it did tonight at this magnificent setting reminds me of how amazing and powerful God truly is. The setting sun was a reminder of His power, for sure; just truly a once in a lifetime experience. I have taken a ton of pictures the last two days here in Santorini so be sure to check them out on fb! Tomorrow we are going to a few of the beaches on the opposite side of the island since it is supposed to be perfect weather. Please continue to pray for Ellen and I as we travel, and I will keep updating as much as I can!