Top Santorini Outdoor Activities - page 8

The most life-affirming, inspirational and just plain fun experience I have had in Santorini (Thira). Made possible by two outstanding individuals (Adonis and Lia) who reflect a disciplined talented team at SSK. A thorough briefing, good quality equipment, un-compromising attention to safety provided an under-pinning to the day. Adonis is incredibly skilful- both technically and in communication. His unrelenting enthusiasm, comedic timing and deep knowledge made each minute a joy. It was a windy day but he made us laugh through the (few) rough patches. Mostly it was helping us absorb the fascinating details of geology and history of the island according to our interests. Constantly monitoring our progress and the weather, he provided opportunities to match. In our case, we were fortunate to visit sea caves that had us whooping like kids. There was time for a snorkel/swim out to another amazing rock formation before lunch. Lia had provided vegan and chicken and salad rolls with fruit and sweet treats. All delicious. Adonis and Lia were both happy to chat at any depth- lots to reflect on later- again thanks to their extraordinary generosity of spirit. Oh and on top of constantly supporting novice paddlers without once losing his warm demeanour, Adonis filmed the whole adventure on his GoPro. I cannot say for sure we were not in the presence of gods, but I do know we received 1000% value for money.