Santorini- the volcano island

We took a beautiful wooden boat, across the bay to the volcano part of Santorini, where we walked up to the top of the volcano. The volcano is still active- the last eruption was in 1956. 15cm below the surface, the sand is boiling hot and streams of sulphur gas rose from points on the volcano. Apparently there is no life on a volcano for 400 years after an eruption. This was clear from the desolate, barren rocky landscape. Beautiful in a strange, different way. Not even the karoo can prepare you for this!