Day one was all traveling, very uneventful, and almost boring if we were not on our way to an extraordinary adventure. Holly and I had booked a cabin on the boat so we could actually lay down and sleep on the overnight voyage. We shared the room with two girls from NYU who were freshman! It was their first semester in college and their major program required them to study abroad for a year. They would return home as sophomores and not know the layout of their campus, not know professors, and not have a set group of friends. I remember adjusting to college life...it would have been impossible while studying abroad-let alone for a year! They had applied and been accepted, so they were loving it. They had also had lots of travel experience, but still...talk about being baptized by fire. The boat ride was quiet and we caught up on lots of sleep.
Day two we were greeted by bilious clouds rolling away to reveal the first sunshine in Greece. We all piled onto a
giant pink bus to take us to our first residence in Greece: The Pink Palace. I hated this place and was glad to leave when we did. The best part about staying here was that Holly and I got out own room, eggs for breakfast, the beach, and an all-day ATV ride around the island of Corfu.
The part I didn't like was that it was painfully obvious that it was off-season and I felt so pressured t
o buy drinks, go on the "booze cruise" (which I heard ended up being blase), and join in the general "what happens in Corfu stays in Corfu" attitude. The dance party was even a bust, and I love dancing. The food was also over seasoned and disappointingly American.
The best day, (day two at Corfu) was the ATV ride all over Corfu. Our guide was a humorously lewd Grecian man who made sure all
the ladies knew how to drive an ATV. After a brief practice ride, we all mounted our motors a
nd zoomed down the steep hills toward the coast. After a brief period looking at the crystal water, we zoomed back up to the top of a mountain for lunch, then down a mountain and back up another. I was surprised at how many mountains there were on this one island! The views were called "wow spots" because you couldn't help but
breathe out that word as you looked at the expanse of greenery, water, the mainland, and at a certain point the coast of Albania. It was my first time on an ATV, but I would tuck my legs back and pretend I was riding a motorcycle.
The beach was much warmer and I proceeded to get a sunglasses tan-line on my face...love the raccoon look. Tomorrow must wait for the rest of my story...A Domani!
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