It's almost 4 am, and my dogs are extremely nervous, yet happy I'm already awake as they need my... protection: a thunderstorm is nearing with lots of lightning, just the same situation as four nights ago. In between those two storms we had the sun shining for quite some time and periods of grey skies with extremely windy conditions but no rain. In brief, not the kind of weather one wishes for vacationing on a Greek island. BUT: Crete is covered by a green carpet, the first yellow "xynithra" (oxalis) flowers have started blooming and the first "vrouves" (sinapis alba) will soon be there, there are hardly any tourists clogging roads, sidewalks, restaurants, etc., in other words you have the island at its best. I simply love the winter!
Enjoy your stay at Santorini!