Day 11- Exploring Corfu

Today we went exploring the island. We decided to rent a car but it was definitely harder then it needed to be. Every place was sold out and scooters seemed to be the only form of transportation. Ashley and I felt that scooters did not seem safe by the way the Greeks seem to drive. We were correct because someone in our groups scooter broke down and had to get someone to pick them up. After going to all the rental places looking for a 7 person car we were out of luck. Two guys who were going to go with us decided to scooter so it went down to 5 total people. This allowed us to try again and look for a 5 person car. Ashley went into our first place with a mission and was able to get us a very nice 5 seater car with plenty of space for everyone for a great price. Because we were not used to the driving Ashley was the only one that drove the car. Luckily Ashley was able to drive stick shift because every car was manual here. Our first destination was the blue caves. It was on the other side of the island but only took 15 mins by car. As soon as we begin to pull closer to the water. The view was amazing. The water was crystal clear and a true deep blue. Also there were a great deal of caves that we were able to swim or get too. The five of us decided to rent a paddle boat and go exploring the water and caves. The paddle boat guy wanted Ashley. He asked if he could come with us and steer and paddle. We nicely declined the greek gentleman. We were able to explore the water and relax as well. We also explored a cave but also ran into some rocks. I took over steering because Ashley and Michael seemed to be having some trouble steering the boat. After the boat ride, we docked and went to lunch. We got a pizza and french fries with ketchup! It was quite exciting. Soon after lunch we went to Sisi's Palace which was the home and shrine for Achilles. The museum was full of great artwork and very beautiful outdoors as well. The gardens and statues were quite amazing as well. Also there was a picture of an epic battle seen too. The view of the sea was amazing too. I really loved the museum. We left the museum and went on a journey back to the hotel and it was quite the journey. We got lost 3 times and ended up passing a sheep herder along the way. Luckily I was able to navigate us back to the hotel safe and sound. Ashley returned the car and went to a nice itailian restaurant with live music and a great atmosphere. Ashley and I split a Hawaiian pizza and got dessert as well. After dinner we just relaxed in the hotel and played cards and spent time talking and uploading photos to the computer.