Once in Bari, we asked about directions to the port for our night boat to Greece. After fending off the pushy cab drivers, we boarded the bus to the port and were thankful to meet a fellow traveler, Matthew from Australia, heading the same way. We boarded together, stored our things, and sat for a drink in the restaurant. Quickly making friends with one of the waiters (a 50something year old Greek man named Ikram), we downed our bottle of wine and were gifted more from Ikram. After a few rounds, we bought some snacks and joined Ikram on the deck (his shift was over) and he gifted us some Ouzo for our first experience of the Greek spirit.
After all the drinks and conversation, we were again faced with the dilemma of our company having differing interests than ourselves. Apparently age is no factor in the romantic endeavors of European men as Corinne has come to find out. After declining invitations to private quarters, we made our escape to the very public sleeping room and did our best to get some shut eye before our arrival in Igoumenitsa, Greece. Forgetting the hour time difference, we were shocked when we arrived not only ahead of schedule, but at 4am according to our clock! We quickly packed up our things and were directed off the boat.
At the Igoumenitsa port, we were to catch a connection boat to the island of Corfu. Unfortunately for us, the ticket offices do not open until around 7am so we found some benches in the ferry terminal to lay down for a rest. Finally, we heard the bustle of human activity and were directed to the next port for the ferry to Corfu.
After some confusion as to what actual route we wanted, we bought our tickets and boarded our 1 hour ferry to the island of Corfu. We were thankful to see the van with our hostel logo on the side waiting for us. We loaded in and made the drive to the West side of the island to the Pink Palace.
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