Ferrying

A ferry from Greece to Italy and from Italy to Croatia. Two nights on the floor being rocked to sleep by the ship. The 1st ferry was like a poor man's cruise as Paul likes to call it.

We played a lot of cards--in all its a fun way to travel. I like the freedom to walk wander. We watched the ferries in Greece unload for over an hour. There are all kinds of semi's onboard some even had loads of Holstien cows. It was really interesting to watch the crazy proecession of semi's, RV's, car and people all leaving the ship at the same time and trying to get on the same road with cross traffic.

Onboard there were shops, a few restuarants, a bar, disco and a tiny pool for kids. People were sleeping all over--under the stairs, in little halls and like us under the chairs in the airline chair section. (I still don't understand why they call it the airline chair section.) People had changed the luggage racks into 3 tier bunks. Paul and I had left our luggage there and returned to find the other half of the rack being occupied by a little boy and his sleeping bag. He was cute and I called him our little stowaway. The little stowaway turned out to be a bedwetter we discovered the next morning--luckily he didn't get the bags.

Wind Surfing in Finikounda

We rented a car in Greece and spent a few days driving around in small hilly villages with roads big enough for one car but in actuality a two way road. It was fun.

We stayed in Finikounda in a house with a balcony that overlooked the beach and a kitchen--it was great to eat dinner as we watched the sunset.

We decided to try a new sport and so took windsurfing lessons for a few days. It was quite challenging to just get up but by the second day we had gained confidence and were actually moving--then the third day came and along with it wind and big waves. The third day was harder than the first Paul and I were bruised and sore but really enjoyed learning--we need more practice though to fully get it!

We took a boat tour of a nearby bay and saw the war memorials from Greece's War of Independence. There were sunken Turkish ships on the bottom just discernible from the water above--around 500 Turkish ships were sunk in one battle here with the Russians, English and French.