Santorini

We arrive in Santorini on Saturday, 22 August at 8AM and depart at 9PM. Santorini [the name, from the 13th Century, honors St. Irene] is a small, circular archipelago of volcanic islands located in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast from Greece's mainland. It is also known as Thera (or Thira), forming the southernmost member of the Cyclades group of islands. The two major cities are Fira [Thíra] (pop. 12,440) and Oía. The island slopes downward from the outer cliffs to the surrounding Aegean Sea. The capital, Fira, clings to the top of the cliff looking down on the lagoon. Santorini has no rivers, and water is scarce. Until the early 1990s locals filled water cisterns from the rain that fell on roofs and courts, from small springs, and with imported assistance from other areas of Greece. In recent years a desalination plant has provided running, yet non-potable, water to most houses.
We have yet to decide on an itinerary for this port. By all reports it is usually horribly hot and crowded. There are three ships arriving on the 21st, we are the only one arriving on the 22nd and none are coming on the 23rd. Furthermore it looks like they all leave on the day they arrive so we will be the only ship in the harbor on the 22nd.
We will probably take the tram to Fira and cab to Oía where we will shop, bask, sightsee etc.