I am making progress on my novel, Healing Knowledge, a story of First and Guest, two boys of early Bronze Age Greece, who set out to find First's lost sister, Young, so that Guest can marry her. Along the way they hope to find the true knowledge of the world-- the Healing Knowledge-- that will heal all ills.
The boys' itinerary will take them to Santorini, Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, and Crete, and they are bound right now from the Greek mainland to the Cycladic Islands and Santorini. The only small little catch is that I have never been as far south as the Cyclades, so if there are any sailors out there willing to give a little knowledge, or you know of a travel website that has a first-person account, let me know.
(Iulia, I will definitely be calling on you soon!)
At some point I will just have to go on my own. But for now, any second-hand help will be welcome.
Yes, call on me soon. In fact, maybe I'll call you. Also, I can recommend some movies, perhaps, like "The Big Blue" (1988) which was filmed on Amorgos. I would recommend "Tempest" (1982) out of sheer love for it, but it's not filmed on any of the Cyclades: it's filmed at Gytheio and meant to simulate an island like Aegina, maybe.
Good luck!
Posted by: Iulia | February 24, 2008 at 07:08 PM