Yesterday i went to this marina and was surprised to see the development or should i say the amount of water traffic of catamarans that were waiting for the visitors to board and set off on their excursions of the caldera. It brought home to me that the sea as i know for it's small fishing boats of the island is slowly drifting away and the local people are taking to main land for their livelihood in shops and restaurants.
Stopping to ask permission from one young local fisherman if i could take his photograph and why we started to chat about the changes of the sea life of Santorini and as he was mending his nets for the evening catch .I asked him his opinion on tourism and why over the last few years there are less fishermen at the marina . His reply to my curiosity in tell me that the young and even his member families find to work in coffeeshops etc earned them more money and was easier.
There were some private yachts in and amongst the boats with families or friends just sitting chatting or watching the vessels coming and going under the shade of their canopies,or one or two who were returning from venturing onto the island either on a shopping trip, sightseeing or to just sample on of the local tavernas.
But there is a history of a lifestyle just perched on the hill looking over the marina that reminds me of how life use to be on Santorini one of the many tomato canning factories that stand potted around the island and unaware by visitors.But in statues as an empty shells or have been renovated into coffee shops or restaurants with spectacular views due to their easy access in the days not so long ago as a high export demand for the island
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