We woke up early, ate a (little) bit and left. We were a bit worried about making all our connections and getting to the ferry in time to sail tonight so we can get to our hostel in Sorrento tomorrow night. All our connections went smoothly and it was an interesting, restful, lovely day training the countryside of southern Greece.
Halfway through we changed to another train as scheduled. We met Cole and Mike from Alabama and chatted during our break between trains. They were going some of the same places we are and were fun to talk to.
The second half of our ride was quite interesting. The train was quite old and not electric. If we had been cream, we'd have turned to butter by the end of the trip. Verle thought he should have made a movie of the ride just to record all the tinny and bumpy sounds.
The countryside was lovely. We had mountains and the sea on either side and the train honked as it approached each town. Most of the area is green and lush, with steep mountainsides covered with trees that look impenetrable from a distance.
We stood in some lines for paperwork for the ferry and got on with no problems. It is more like a cruise ship than a regular ferry.
It is full of cabins where most people will sleep. Big chairs are free with our train passes, so we decided to just sleep in them overnight rather than spend 200 Euros (which is $300) for a cabin for one night.
We stayed out on the deck in the swimming pool area and watched the scenery. Verle worked on the computer for awhile.
Notice his power of concentration.
Later we played cards. At about 9, we thought we were sleepy enough to be able to sleep in the chairs, and we went to sleep easily. About midnight a bunch of teenagers came back from the bar and were really loud. The guys sounded drunk as they yelled back and forth to each other. Verle snored right on through it, but I was afraid I wouldn't get back to sleep. Luckily, I was wrong. We both had a good night's sleep, even though we work up sore several times. After moving around a bit in our seat, we worked out the cramps and went right back to sleep. The money saving venture wasn't too bad, and we woke up rested.
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