Our time in Greece

Corfu, Greece-

We decided to take the boat from Bari Italy to Corfu Greece, it wasn't until we got there that we realized that the boat no longer traveled from Bari to Corfu. There website had not been updated recently. We did end up making it there and the extra hassel was all worth it. We spent three nights in a family run hostel that overlooked a beautiful beach. We were greated by homemade greek pancakes, which were amazing they were more like dessert then breakfast. We then checked into our room and took a couple hour nap because we did not get to much sleep on the boat. Then beach time! The second day we rented a scooter, it was an old one but it got us around the island, and even up the big hills (with some struggle but she made it). We spent all day on the scooter but it was great cuz we got to see a big portion of the island that way. Beautiful beaches, cute little towns, and some good food (Gyros are great and they are cheap too). Each night there fas a family style dinner, which was fun cuz there were only about 5 of us there but at peak time there can be up to a 100 guest. Greek salad (I love Feta cheese, a few too many onions and tomatoes though), and some kind of main course, which included some kind of meat. It was great! The next day the clouds rolled in with the wind. The water was very rough and a lot of the water activities were cancelled, including the Submarine that we were excited to go on. We ended up watching a great storm from our balcony it lasted for several hours. The next morning our plan was to catch the boat to Patras, main land Greece, and then train to Athens. Once again the superfast ferries let us down. The boat comes but does not pick up passengers. Instead we took an expensive 8 hour bus to Athens. Such is life.

Athen, Greece-

We spent less then 12 hours in Athens on our first stop. Just enough time to find our hostel and book our plans for the next few days. We caught the boat to Santorini at 7:30 in the morning.

Santorini, Greece-

It was about a 8 hour trip to Santorini but it was amazin once we got there. We spent two nights at another family run hostel/hotel. It was great huge room with a private bathroom. There was also a kitchen that we could use. We spent the first evening wondering around the main city of Thira. It is just as you would expect it, the town is completely white with a little bit of blue. We decided to rent another scooter, it so cheap and it is a great way to see everything that you want to. We spent an hour swimming at a red sand beach, exploring the other black sand beaches, and some other time just enjoying the view from the high points on the Island. We went to watch sunset from what they call sunset point, it was beautiful but I think we are a little spoiled the sun always sets over the water for us. The next day we spent hanging out by the pool. it was a little cooler today, probably 75, but a little chilly with the wind. We then caught the afternoon boat back to Athens.

Athens, Greece-

Of course the boat was an hour late, which got us back to late to catch the last metro ride of the night. We ended up spliting the ride with to women, which saved us some money. The boats were nice but they sure created us some problems. We spent the night at the same night as before, which worked out great. We spent today touring around the city. It was pretty cool to see the first Olympic stadium and the Acropolis. We are now just waiting for our plane to come. We decided to save the money for a room to night, since our flight is at 4:25 am.