santorini: akrotiri and naturism

We spent the morning of our second day in Santorini having the biggest cultural event of our trip: a visit to the Akrotiri archaeological site. The city of Akrotiri was a its zenith in the 17th Century B.C.! That's 19,000 years ago. Nineteen thousand years ago! Yet the level of sophistication of their architecture, engineering, art, and pottery is absolutely astounding.

After this mind-boggling cultural experience, during which we met and made fast friends with some wonderful Norwegians, we took a boat to our own semi-private cove to enjoy some naturism in the Mediterranean sun and sea. Delicious!

boat trip to helene (2)

After some great snorkeling and a picnic lunch at Rocky Point, we hiked through beautiful tropical nature to the quaint, charming island town on Helene...

A BYOB beach shack where young locals hang out and party on weekends. So amazingly cute and rustic! Love it!

Helene, Bay Islands of Honduras.

improvisation

A local fisherman harnesses the wind with a coconut palm frond to get his cayuco home before the weather makes down. Roatan, Honduras.

photo of the day

Garifuna ladies perform at Paya Bay's Tribal Beach Party last night. This Saturday (April 12) the Garifunas will be celebrating the 211th anniversary of their arrival to Roatan. For more info on the Garifunas, click here.