{"id":1890,"date":"2011-10-02T03:24:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T10:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/?p=1890"},"modified":"2011-10-02T03:24:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T10:24:39","slug":"sunrise-on-thira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/?p=1890","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise on Thira"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1891\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021748.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1891 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021748.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021748-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Took a very early morning walk down to one of Santorini&#39;s volcanic beaches. Complete calm. \u00a92011 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1892\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1892\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1892 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021749.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021749-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Something about the light in the Mediterranean keeps forcing me to return as often as I can after nearly two decades.  There is just no other place like it on earth. \u00a92011 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1893\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021762.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1893 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021762.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021762.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021762-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black sand, white surf, high contrast. \u00a92011 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1894\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021758.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1894\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1894 \" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021758.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021758.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-war-diaries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/PA021758-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My footprint in the pure volcanic sand. 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