Mega Hotel Ipsos Corfu

... are very necessary, as the border formalities, filling out of numerous Arabic documents and other arbitrary checks take as much time in the chaos of the boarding. The only way to navigate this confusion is by employing two expensive fixers.

ETD (estimated time of departure):
The boat leaves with about an average of one or four hours delay.

Passenger areas:
People generally lie around on deck or sit on the steps leading down to ...

... of the Paleo Frourio, an old Venetian fort. That was pretty cool. Then, late this afternoon we went through the Archaeological Museum. We didn't spend much time here since it was close to closing time and we were all tired from the water park.

That evening though we ate at our first authentic Greek taverna, we found one playing Greek music ...

... pool. (Yes. Laps. What?) And today, day three, not only did I take a spinning class (who the hell AM I?!?!?!?) I spent $70 on makeup. W-H-A-T? Seriously, I don't know what Europe is doing to me. Don't get me wrong, I like it. I like the heck out of it. But sometimes I just look in the mirror and laugh at myself and what I'm doing. Oh. And. I found out that I maybe do like red onions after all. I can not tell you the number of times I gagged like a 3-year-old when I'd see ...

We are on the MSC Musica at present cruising the Mediterranean. The blog is being written on the 13th floor of the ship with unobstructed views through floor to ceiling glass for as far as the eye can see.

Embarkment was at Bari – a city that will certainly have a claim to fame, but having been spoilt so far with the places visited, we put Bari into the run down, tied and not a necessary stop while in Italy category. The ship is huge; it ...

... actually allowed to do that....). Eventually docked on the main land at this little beach which had a random nightclub / restaurant / waterpark complex and nothing else. A bit odd but a pretty perfect combination really. So we showered and had drinks on board the boats before dinner of chicken souvlaki, more Greek salad, dips, chips... a whole lot. So delish. I looooved the Greek food. And we had the funniest thing happen at dinner. We'd just finished our entrees ...

There is a town north of Corfu and it's really cool, but it's a village in some way.Though, I did visit the Corfu town and I must say it is AMAZING. All those fortresses and fancy resturants and bars were a total hit! Everybody was so relaxed, people aren't that stressed at all. I ...

... scratch his head
Massive game of toga flip cup (started by us)
-Bosh being a hero by leading the disarray
-Battle of Crosby/Malkin (L-Bow and Bosh) vs. Messier/Gretzky (Callaham and Jess)
-Smitty instantly smitten with Jess upon her revealing she had a boyfriend, resulting in the creation of Smitty's fictitious girlfriend
Jess: "I have a boyfriend back home"
Smitty: "yeah me too" (web of lies continues upon her ...

... in,but they don't. They start their day quite early. We were told the Greeks don't require much sleep. Probably due to the laid back way they conduct their lives. The motto of Greece is not to worry about work too much. A lot of businesses still close down in the middle of the day for Siesta. We noticed some places run an erratic schedule of opening and closing when ever they feel like it. Spending time with family and friends, great food and wine and enjoying life at a slow pace ...

... This turned out to be a very long walk during which not one single Swiss person even slowed down for us. Anyway, we eventually got to the onramp and got a ride (from an Italian, not a Swiss) all the way into Italy! Yeah for us. The great thing about Italy is that the trains are very cheap, so we took a train into Milano to find out that we didn't really like the place all that much and that it would be far more interesting to not ...

Igoumenitsa - up at 5am to be at customs by 6am to board ferry by 7am - all still in the dark! Ferry to Corfu where Andy & Marg caugt up with us - spent rest of the day on board chatting with them & reading - lovely boat & calm seas, so very pleasant 10 hour trip seemed to pas quickly Landed at Brindisi at 4pm Italian time - local campsite for the night