the santorini problem

and tonite the subject of santorini came up again. everyone agrees that it is the prettiest island to visit, so paola and i (more paola than i) really want to make sure to go. however, the difficulty is that we do not have any reservations at a hotel, and we dont have all that much time either. we were thinking of rebooking the flight out of athens to germany, under the presumption that the lost money would be worth it for santorini. in fact, if we were to go to santorini, we would probably not even go to berlin and amsterdam, and instead go to paris after greece. we figure that we are out here now, why not just go now rather than wait till next time (especially since berlin doesnt appeal that much, nor does amsterdam (except for the mad parties we will be sure to encounter)). then the problem had arisin that since we do not have any sort of preorganized plans, that even the ferry would be difficult to secure. we had heard on the that there television that people were waiting for twenty two hours for a ferry ride to santorini (a ride that in itself is 4 to 7 hours, and should be able to be secured the same day). that said, then, we have finally decided to postpone a trip to santorini, and perhaps plan something for later, when we could give people notice of our plans, and perhaps get help from the locals (my family and their friends), who might be able to organize a trip to many islands.