Travel

Last full day on Corfu and the weather has been much kinder – 27C, a refreshing breeze and no rain! We’ve been told, by Yeota, the villa owner, that this sort of weather is very unusual. They might get a day of rain in September, but not this many days in a row. So to…

Today started rather mutedly. Too much Gin the night before. So by the time we were all up and about and watered the weather was closing in again. We had a huge thunderstorm roll through from about 2 to 4. And because it was a slow day, we finally got ready to walk down into…

A bit of a quiet day today. We had a wet morning so hung around the villa until 3. Linda discovered what seems to be the only jigsaw in the property, Friends… in black and white… tricky! Linda and Sue then walked into Avlaki Beach with Phil and I following in the van a bit…

After a cracking overnight thunderstorm the weather settled enough for us to head over to the West side of the island again and to visit Palaiokastritsa. We were all woken up around 1am for a lightning and thunder show. It lasted an hour or so, but unlike the last one in Dubrovnik, we didn’t lose…

It’s a rain day, so a mooch around the coast and see if we can get Sue’s phone fixed. A slow start to the day but we were out of the villa by 11-ish. It had rained heavily over night and into the morning… The next town around the coast is Acharavi, which is less…

Well… as well as the weather turning on us, we have another IT disaster. The day started off well with a leisurely coffee and Brecky on the veranda. We then headed into Kassiopi town, Phil and I in Ollie and the ladies taking a walk. Phil had to check out the scooter hire, €35 a…

Another travel day, to the final destination. It’s all down hill from here. Six weeks! We’re moving from the west coast Corfu apartment in Agios Gordios to a villa in the northern town of Kassiopi, about 40km away. But first it was breakfast time, after we’d packed the van ready for a get away once…

A quiet day today, in town and by the pool. Sue and Linda took a walk along the coast and were joined by Phil for breakfast. Slim and light. After they got back we had a quiet afternoon and hit the pool for an hour or two. Then off to find something to eat in…

It’s been a mixed weather day today. So we decided to head back to Corfu Town, do a bit of shopping and see some of the sites we missed yesterday. But first we needed some breakfast and that was down in the local Agios Gordios town. Wherever you go in Greece, there are cats… Then…

Today has been a bit of a bonus day. We hadn’t mentally got an extra day on Corfu so we decided to make the most of it and headed into Corfu Town. We also had an airport pickup to do at 14:30 as Sue’s brother Phil, and wife Linda were flying in from Naples for…

After that bit of a scare yesterday, that we’d got our dates mixed up, we were up early and packed away for the ferry to Corfu. Got a great piccie of the sea and campsite last night… Elena’s Camping was fine for the night. Options for getting around would have been limited if we’d stayed…

Well, we thought it would be a bit of a quiet day today, arriving in Igoumenitsa and setting up camp. But in the end we had a bit of a scramble to avert a disaster. In this next gripping installment of John and Sue do Europe… Over night, having left Ollie on the car deck……

Well, we’re either being very lucky with our weather predictions or we’re should apply for a job at the Met. Office! After checking the forecast for today, we decided we didn’t need to pack up the van last night. Apple Weather said 35% chance of rain at 10am, which would give us loads of time…

5 weeks! Another day in Alberobello before we head south to Brindisi tomorrow for the ferry to Greece. The campsite is next to a tennis club and they were partying until well past 1AM. Elsewhere there were fireworks and dogs barking well into the early hours. It’s not exactly peace and quiet on many of…

Another great day today. A village full of crazy round houses and some retail therapy. The first thing to remark on today though is Sue’s alarm at trying out a bum gun at the B&B last night… the less said about that the better I think! But back to today… We had a leisurely start…

Well it was a good job we packed last night! As we went to bed last night I could see sheet lightning filling the sky to the north of us. And as I watched it for the next few hours it seemed not to be getting any closer. But… just as I’d fallen asleep Sue…