LEAVING SUMMER CAMP & BLOWING THE BUDGET

Had an awesome time on Corfu. The Pink Palace was like a micro-community, a summer-camp-esque place, where faces were familiar after a few short days. Everyone got to know everyone else.

I thought having a less functional left hand would slow me down more than it did. I was unable to rent scooters with the others (probably not a bad thing) but got to see the amazing heights of Corfu on my own when I went for a painfully steep jog. Still went on the "booze cruise" which included cliff jumping and my first experience with free fall. The impact on the hand hurt but it was worth the leap and I soon forgot about that when I was inside a pitch-black bat cave.

A toga party, plate smashing and pink ouzo further enhanced the experience.

Long travel. 9am check out, a day spent with a french-canadian, 9 hours on a but, many more hours waiting idly, another bus, 5 hour ferry.... Finally in Mykonos.



Mykonos = Expensive. A typical day there saw the budget strained as follows (in $AUD):
- Accomodation $60
- Entry to club $30
- Water, bread and fruit $20
- Buses $6
- Ferry ticket $70
Trying to stick to $100 seemed completely unmanageable.



Buses, scooters and 4WD motorbikes dominate the narrow streets of Mykonos. Not a pedestiran-friendly place. Furthermore, a little invention called "the helmet" is yet to be embraced in this country. I confined myself to bus travel which turned out to be the right thing to do after seeing Fearny following a fall from his scooter - scrapes everywhere.

Australian DJ's command top-dollar when u wouldn't see them for free back home. There are people with money to burn on this island, some spending as much as $1000 in an afternoon. The convergence of long-term backpackers and those on 2 week binges make it hard to establish uniformity when it comes to partying.

Mykonos is still a beautiful place. Fresh fruit and Psarou beach. A handfull of cherries.



My iPod has been my best friend with all the travelling I have been doing. A few songs on repeat at the moment....
The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
Chris Rea - Shadows of the Big Man
Gotye - Puzzle With A Piece Missing
Bob Dylan - Sara
(don't know if there is any real theme there, just some easy songs to listen to)



Until the next time Fearny allows me a long enough innings on his computer to write an entry. In Ios at the moment, Tour de France in 2 days!