The Journey to Crete - Nightmare on the Seas
Wow. The worst traveling leg of the trip “so far” was definitely the journey to Crete (knock on wood!). We decided that since it was such a crazy experience, it deserved its own posting. When we woke up in the morning of our last day in Santorini, we had some breakfast and packed and then decided to hit up the internet before heading down to the port. Our ferry wasn’t until 5 PM, so we knew we had plenty of time. That was, until when we asked the hostel about transportation, they told us that their transport was only free upon pick-up, not drop-off to the port, and that the only drop off time was 2 PM. After a small surcharge and 10 minute ride later, we were safe and sound at the port, and had only three and a half hours to hang out. We tried to go to a local restaurant that had wi-fi, but they wanted to charge us $4 for ½ hour. Too much! One overpriced, but tasty double cheeseburger later, we decided to look around some shops and read until the ferry arrived. Upon setting down though...