Corfu: the beach rocks...
Today was another pretty great day. We woke up early for breakfast, roasted apples have become a staple (Jenny take note, I’ll expect one every morning with a really small glass of water). We weren’t due to come into Corfu, Greece until 2pm so we had a pretty relaxing morning. At about 11am, I went to the Auto-Owners desk to get shuttle bus passes, it’s free for us to use the bus and my goal was to find a taxi to the beach (Corfu is said to have the most pristine beaches in Europe). After talking with the people at the desk, I determined our best path to the beach was through an excursion (both of the people working at the desk, plus a worker from the cruise ship, said we would have to pay for a taxi to the beach, for them to wait for us, and for a ride home, the cheaper option was to take an excursion). So, I booked an excursion to the beach; however, the English-speaking bus was full, so dad and I were booked on the Spanish bus.
The beach was very pretty, our excursion gave us chairs and an umbrella to use and each a drink, which came in handy because the sun was very hot.
The beaches in Corfu are rock, no sand.
They’re pretty but I wouldn’t call them the most pristine beach I’ve every seen. Walking from our chairs to the water was like walking on hot stones (not like, was), only to get into water that was cold and you couldn’t get a footing in because of the rocks. We got to the beach about 2:30 and stayed until 5:30. Sun felt good.
At closer to 5, we stepped into the little cafe to have french fries and coke (you can find coca-cola everywhere over here, never pepsi, and diet coke is known as coke light). Our bus led us to the port, where we had to go through port security which took forever, and eventually to the ship with about 30 minutes to spare before dinner. A quick body shower, and it was time for dinner. Tonight was probably one of the best meals yet (a salad and roasted turkey). We managed to sit at the same table as the past few nights (aka same waiter) and were joined by another couple (Steve and Rhonda) who have ate with us every meal.
After dinner, I took some more pictures of the sunset. Then, it was time for the show. Tonight’s show was French inspired, there was a lot of can-can. Tomorrow is an early morning in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The city is a UNESCO Heritage Site and is completely walled. Croatia is our last stop on the cruise before heading to Venice and heading home. Until tomorrow...
The beach was very pretty, our excursion gave us chairs and an umbrella to use and each a drink, which came in handy because the sun was very hot. 
