A Dream Come True
Stark white buildings, bright blue tops. The sun above my, warming my skin, and the the bright blue ocean beneath me. This was the image I've held close to my heart for as long as I can remember.I'm not sure exactly where this dream came from, but it was burned into my heart and soul. I was determined to make it there. And on May 21 I did!
Camden and I woke up super early to catch the 7:25 ferry from Piraeus to Santorini. I say I was pretty comical. Thinking back now, I had a HUGE smile on my face basically the entire time I was packing, catching a taxi to the port and boarding at 6am with all the other travelers. Ecstatic for our "mini cruise" I chose our seats and settled in for the eight hour journey ahead of us.Before I knew it, we had arrived at the busy port of Santorini; we were on our way to our first stop, Perissa Beach, known for its famous black sand beach.
We spent three days on this part of the island. Our days we filled with ATV rides around the island, laying out on the beach, eating gyros, playing with puppies and wandering around the southern part of the island.
On one of our more adventurous days, we explored a volcano, jumped off an old wooden boat into the Aegean sea, swam to some "hot springs", rode donkeys up to the caldera and explored the city of Oía with new friends!
The time had come for us to pack our bags and travel to our main destination...
....a traditional cave house in the famous caldera of Oía.
YESSSSS!!!
We arrived at the house and I could be have been happier!! It was EVERYTHING I HAVE EVER DREAMED OF!!The view was to die for, the place was secluded and we were finally in our dream spot!
These days were spent relaxing. And enjoying where we are, as well as each other.Fresh bread was delivered each morning for breakfast, there was a pool perched on top of a cliff to our disposal, and the sun was out and shining for us to enjoy. LIFE WAS GOOD!!Our nights were spent watching the "worlds most prolific sunset", eating Greek cuisine and of course we Netflixed and Chilled.
The day we were to checkout of our slice of heaven, Camden woke me up at 4am to watch the sunrise; something I talked about doing everyday but never actually got up on time. He finally got me up, after many, many attempts... to my surprise a makeshift bed was waiting for me. Smooth move, operator. To my surprise, I wasn't as tired as i thought. We talked about our time there and how awesome it had been to just relax with each other, especially after four months of non stop travel. As the sun was just coming up, he left to "go to the bathroom".Camden came back & looked all out of sorts. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. He kind of looked like he was going to be sick. Hahah. I asked if he was okay, and with his trembling hand, he took my hand and kneeled down.YES YOU KNOW WHATS COMING....
"Christina, will you marry me..?" It's all he had to say. Of course I said yes and we hugged and teared up a bit. It was perfect & I wouldn't have had it any other way.After almost five years of dating, engagement seemed inevitable. But we were both catapulted back into the puppy love stage of our relationship, excited about the future, both jumping headfirst into the next step of our relationship.
The next days aren't as exciting as what just happened...but they were necessary. We moved into our new hostel, and lounged by the pool for two days. Planned out our next moves for the journey to Spain and enjoyed life.
I couldn't have asked for a better time here on Santorini! It was everything I dreamed of and more...As I sit here at the airport waiting for our flight to Spain, I can not think of one thing I would have changed. Not one. And to me, that is incredibly special. Everything was perfect and dreams really do come true.Life is good 💙