Corfu, Greece

Written by: Dan and Annie
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We arrived to the port of Corfu Greece at 1:00. This allowed us to sleep in; which was much needed since this is our third straight day of tours. We opted out of excursions and instead decided to explore on our own (the tours didn’t seem to offer much). We found the city to be ok, but nothing special. Some basic shopping, trinkets, etc…. It reminded us of the Southern US states.

We stopped for a great lunch at an authentic Greek restaurant called Restaurant Bellissimo. We sat outside and had shrimp saganiki (not the flaming cheese we thought it was, but good none the less); and authentic Gyros (spelled on the menu “Giros”). They were great. All the fixings were served on a plate separate from the accompanied homemade bread – fresh out of the oven.
We finished lunch and a walk around the city for a little shopping. We next headed to the old fort on the edge of the coast. Greece’s western and most northern spot. The Greeks in Corfu haven’t figured out this tour quite yet. There were no signs explaining what we were looking at, the history, or where to go next. Also, many parts of the fort were blocked off, with no explanation of why.
The highlight came after we discovered the portal to the secret beach. It was literally a whole in the wall of a tunnel. It took us outside the back walls of the fort to a staircase to the sea. Once we arrived we found the most beautiful beach along the side of the fort. We spend the rest of our time cooling off in the clear, crisp waters of the Ionian Sea. Our second swim in the Mediterranean Sea this week! Another special excursion we will never forget.

We spent the final day of our trip at sea. We haven’t left our stateroom much today. The day has been spent on our balcony, in bed, or watching movies. We desperately needed a day of rest after three long, hot days of touring Turkey and Greece.
We are sad our honeymoon is over, but we are looking forward to heading home and sharing our pictures and stories with all of you. We also miss Hobee, a lot.
This has been a special trip we will never forget.