When summer left Corfu

 

 

 

So now we are headed for Corfu and another, different, look at the Ionian islands. Weather holding up just fine. 

 

And as we approach the time to pass close by Mt Olympus and the gods in a few days time, we have had our reminder from the Oracle of Chifley whose words from last blog are repeated above:

 

'Weather holding up just fine'. Not any more. It has been raining for most of the last two days and we are set for some English autumn cast off weather. Our days on the coast deferred. Our backup idea for the Archaeological museum thwarted as it is under renovation till September 2015 at earliest. So make and mend. A bit of TV, internet music, reading books, catch up on emails and other boring stuff. Great. More rain predicted on this the island supposed to be the greenest in all of Greece and the highest rainfall.

We are also supposed to be in late training for our bike ride. Well, you could call walking in the rain a form of training and the cobblestones are a doddle in these conditions. So yes we are getting a slightly different view of these islands.

But Corfu is a jewel of a small city with plenty of Venetian influence and a smattering of French and English influence. Still quite a few tourists around especially when the cruise ships unload their passengers as they do several times a day.

 

At least we are well away from our latest xenophobic manipulations down under and AG's over the top constraints on individual freedoms. But we are checking under our beds for bugs just in case. And generating plenty of metadata to be collected at great expense, most notably on young Anabelle, now three months old and making her presence felt. At this rate she will be tracked from cradle to grave in the icloud!

 

What a mess has been created since Keating left the scene. Nothing short of disgraceful but I guess you get what you deserve. At least until we get a chance to vote them out, eventually.

In the meantime we enjoy our multicultural educational trip and a great time together. I will also have to have a serious talk with those I left behind to mind the stock market whilst I was away. They have a few questions to answer.

Tomorrow our rest break ends and we are looking for ferry and bus connections to get to Meteora.