Found another ideal past time, run an accommodation place in Sifnos, the people here work only the season which is last 10 days in March (to ready for season start in April) to end September so six months and then head back to Athens for the rest of the year.

The owner takes us to the wharf with our packs, only Maddie, the Don and I, as we get in his car he asks where the girls are, I said that we have locked them in the rooms and they are yours to keep . He seemed troubled by this so had to tell him that I was only kidding! He then says that a shortage on the island of women for the local men - opportunity knocks girls.

We move now from the understated to the way over the top. Arrive into Santorini at the new port area, there are hire places all along, do you want this, do you want that, have I got a deal for you and so on. M-L prior to leaving Sifnos sent an email to the next accommodation place asking for transfers but never received a reply, we are walking through the maze of people that are being met and I spot in the distance a guy with a sign - LUKAS. I ask the others how we are going to get 200 metres up to the top of the caldera and onto our new digs? We walk on and then they spot the sign. M-L very pleased with herself but not convinced that it is for us so she asks if he is waiting for the Lucas party, he amazingly says yes! She says that is us but still not happy asks where he is going to take us . Only when he replays twice with the right place does she accept that it is ok for us to get into the transit van - thinks we are going to be hijacked and held hostage! Wonder what the ransom asking priced would be?

Taken to our 2ish star property wedged between 5ish star properties, ours with the same views and maybe better pool and lounge area. They at just under 400 euro a night and ours at just over 100 euro a night. Apartment basic but more than suitable. Chloe, it is just above the new port and as we look out over the caldera the winery is 5 minutes walk on our left. Another visual masterpiece right before our very eyes, let me explain the caldera.

Only two in the world, one in China which is small, remote and uninhabited and this big sucker. It is a volcanic rim which after much activity the middle bit has all but sunk into the depths of the sea, it is not a complete circle and thus being perched on the land mass that remains provide unsurpassed views of the water, sunsets and the smaller mass of land that does remain on the other side which is made up of part of the outer rim on the other side of this caldera and other centre island that is in fact the volcano centre bit - get it, if not look it up and mrs google will explain some more.

Santorini is the largest, busiest and most tourist of all the islands so you need to take it for what it is, I can see that we will have to work on this place to get the best out of it, peel it back to see what makes it tick so some tours and getting out and about on the cards balanced by the water and sun time required.

We swim poolside, do domestics and cook in which tastes really good, just like mum used to make then watch a nice sunset, people all round us go goo and garr we just appreciate it for what it is, a nice sunset.