Seeing Pink

When it was time to leave Mykonos, we caught the ferry back up to the Greek mainland. From there we made our way to Athens and caught an overnight bus to Corfu from there.

Corfu is an island off the west coast of Greece, very conveniently located for traveling between greece and italy. We decided to stay 1 night at the famous "Pink palace"- a hostel that is also referred to as the young back packers spring break. When we got there we realized that the Pink Palace was more of a college campus than a hostel. Building after building of pink rooms, meeting halls, cafeterias, bars, jacuzzi, volleyball courts, the works! We arrived just before the busy season so it was much more tame than it is rumored to be during the summer. That's not to say it was short of excitement. They greeted us with pink ouzo upon arrival (morning)... So you get the idea.

We met lots of interesting people and had a great time there. Unfortunately we weren't there long enough to take advantage of the atv excursions or rock jumping, but it all looked like great fun. We got in 2 good beach days and despite all rumored odds, we managed to only stay there our planned one night. Then it was off to the port to catch our overnight ferry to Bari, italy.

The ferry disembarked at 10:30pm and is approximately 11 hours long. When we arrive we will be catching a train to Naples(straight west) and another into Sorrento. There we have booked a little cabin on the coastline, situated in a camp site filled with lemon and olive groves. From Sorrento we will take day trips to Pompeii and Capri.

Sleeping on the ferry wasn't too bad. We were able to snag a corner that had couches and just enough room for us to curl up and catch a few hours. I'm sure we will crash when we arrive in Sorrento, but for now the excitement of arriving in Italy is enough to keep us going.