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Euro Adventures Pt 18 - A Very Long Day

Oh dear... 5 hours on the bus... 15 hours on a ferry... Then we will be in Greece. This will definitely be a very very long day - and that's only if the ferry isn't delayed. We had a very early start this morning with bags on the bus at 6am and brekkie at 630. With a long drive ahead of us we began our journey to the ports. I've never been on a proper cruise ship before so I was pretty excited. 

We had a toilet stop and were informed that the ferry was running about 4 hours late, oh dear. But Noddy said we could find a great beach and just chill for a couple of hours - rather than waiting at the ports. I am feeling really really unwell today, light headed, dizzy, headaches, fever... Not a good sign. It also made the bus ride pretty unbearable. 

But we made it to a beach resort type of place and it was WAY to hot to be by the water. There was a bunch of shops with tables and chairs so we just sat and talked and had gelato. Alysha and I bought Turkish towels for the sailing and a lilo... Should be a fun time. We jumped back on the bus and headed down to the port, checked in and tried to get onto the boat (but it was full) so we waited in the coach with the AC on and watched Anchorman. I ended up falling in and out of sleep because I was so sore and so sick - I just wanted to get on this cruise ship and lie down. 

We got there in the end though - on the boat and got our rooms - they were surprisingly really nice rooms. Two sets of bunk beds, little ensuite and plenty of space for once... We can't flush toilet paper down the toilet in Greece, it has to go into a garbage bin... Ew. I'm not looking forward to that. We had a quick lie down in the room and went on the hunt for food - Alysha and I ended up having Gyros - which are like open kebabs and BLOODY AMAZING. We went back to our room, showered and jumped into bed with some Geordie Shore on, oh yeah... And it was only 8pm.

Oh well. See you in the morning Greece!! 

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