We LOVED the Greek Islands last time we visited! Beautiful beaches, delicious food, hospitable locals and sunny days - what more could you ask for!?
We caught a ferry from Sarande to Corfu with very high expectations! We were picked up by a friendly man from the hostel, who stopped to grab us some bottles of cold water - ahhh friendly locals, just as we had remembered! We were VERY happy already!
When we arrived at our hostel on the west coast of Corfu this was our view of Pelekas Beach! Another incredible beach = winning!
The following day we decided to hire a scooter, well we originally wanted a quad bike but there were none left, to explore the island of Corfu.
Michael, despite his expired license, was given the role of designated driver because I trust him a whole lot more than I trust myself! To begin with driving on the scooter was absolutely terrifying! They aren't exactly the most stable of motor vehicles!
Michael got the hang of it pretty quickly, thank god, and it soon became less of a horrifying experience! First, we headed into Corfu town to check out the 'city' centre and old town of Corfu.
A photo of one of the typical streets of the Corfu old town, this actually was really similar to the old town we visited in Rhodes (also in Greece) last year.
Top left: they were selling boomerangs? Whhhhattt?? Also, plenty of liquers and alcohol being sold - just one of the reasons is one of our favourite countries. Michael also managed to get himself a slushy, the first of the trip, which made him a very happy man!
After grabbing a delicious Greek lunch in Corfu town and discovering once again that Greek food is the best food in the world, we headed off to have a look around a few other places on the island of Corfu. I am not sure what the name of the beach I am on in the above photo is called but behind me is a small island that lies off the coast of Corfu called Mouse Island.
Michael with our scary scooter and Mouse Island in the background.
I also managed to score myself a cocktail, also the first of the trip!
I was pretty pleased!
Unfortunately I didn't get to take many photos cos I was too busy trying to hold onto Michael and not fall off scooter! This didn't leave much opportunity for casual photo taking!
We were lucky enough to be staying at another location with an amazing balcony and beautiful sunset views - this never grows old, well not for me anyway!
I didn't take too many photos during our time in Corfu as most of it was spend at the beach, swimming and basically lounging around and relaxing - not to many photo worthy moments but definitely enjoyable for us!
One day we did head down to Pelekas beach and rented ourselves lounge chairs (they were only 1 euro each here, super cheap) and spent the entire day lying on the beach, going for a swim and reading a good book (I FINALLY finished the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series so I was very happy!).
I guess my final message would be that Greece is an amazing country and I would highly recommend a visit!
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