More ferries.

Corfu, a nice place but you have to get away from the mass tourism that swamps a lot of the coast and Corfu Town is always full because there are two cruise ships in dock, as one leaves another arrives. i was lucky to find Villi and Linda's place it was lovely and quiet and spacious with the advantage of a patio and the amount of produce that they gave me was embarrassing, I left with lemons, home made wine and home made Rakki so look out I may need victims to taste it for me. I enjoyed getting up in the hills and meeting the real people but if you come to the coast the part I liked most was in the southwest between Messongi and including Petriti, which is mostly villa accommodation. I went back to Benitses for my last meal and was entertained by two of his caged birds, Elvis and Pavarotti. Yesterday I had a lazy day until I went for the ferry from Corfu to Igoumenitsa, the temperature had climbed to 30C so I became a shade seeker. In Igoumenitsa I went to a local taverna where I passed a pleasant couple of hours with a Canadian educated Greek historian Nicholas then it was time to check in, eventually the ferry left at 1am but fortunately armed with sleeping bag and pillow I found a vacant couch which I immediately bagsied. I think I managed five hours sleep but it was hot and sleeping in my clothes made it even hotter thank god I took wet wipes and toothbrush with me! I am going for a quick pizza tonight then bed.