Europe Trip: Day 39, June 28th

I arrived in Igoumenitsa without really knowing where to go. I knew there was another ferry that took me to Corfu, but I didn't know where to find it. I went inside the ticket building and asked a woman at one of the desks and she said it was at the other port, more towards the center of the city (whatever that meant).

So I headed out the door and headed in what I hoped was the right direction. I asked a woman I saw on the road and she pointed me in the right direction. When I got there I bought the ticket (8 euros), but unfortunately had to wait until 8:45am for the ferry to arrive. So another 2 hours of waiting around with nowhere to sit down, and it was pouring rain. I stayed by the ticket area under some cover, so I managed to not get soaked.

The ferry ride was good, and I was able to doze for another hour or so. Then at Corfu I wasn't entirely sure where the bus to get to the Pink Palace was. A guy told me that I should wait in this one area, but I still almost missed the bus an hour later (11am) when I saw it driving past. I hurried over and it was luckily stopped at a red light. I got in and was relieved to not have to worry any more.

On the bus ride I talked with the only other person on the bus (besides the driver), which was a guy named Hector from Spain. He had been to Corfu twice in the past and said it was his favorite island. This was his first time at the hostel, though, so he was also hoping that it lived up to the hype and to the website.

We stopped to pick up some people at the airport and got to the hostel at about 1pm. Check-in took another hour, plus or minus. I went down to get something to eat and laid on the beach for a few hours. Hopefully I didn't get sunburned.

Right now it is almost 8pm. I decided to get caught up on my Blog posts and wait around until dinner at 8:30pm. I think tonight I will go to bed early since I had mediocre sleep last night. I'm just going to take it easy and try to walk as little as possible. My feet need a rest before heading back into full gear for the last 2 weeks in Athens, Thessaloniki, and Istanbul.