TRAVEL-TRAVEL-TRAVEL!

Day 79-80

Saturday Night

Our itineray from Catania was a nightmare!

We envisaged leaving Catania via train but found out it was retardo..then cancelled till Monday! There were police everywhere. We counted 30 and decided there was some kind of blitz on and we were glad we weren't one of the ones who had already bought a ticket, only to lose it when it was cancelled, as others tearfully did.

We didn't want to stay in Catania any longer, especially at 90 Euro a night so enquired about bussing it to Bari (where we wanted to catch the ferry to Patras.

So! We bussed it.

To Messina at 17.30pm. Then Messina at 11.55pm to Napoli 6.20am in a sleeper cabin. Napoli Sunday 6.55am to Caserta 7.35am. Then Caserta 9.20am to Bari 12.23pm.

Once in Bari (another friendly Sicillian town!) we found the ferry we wanted to catch at 8pm had been cancelled. Drats. It didn't go again until the following night Tuesday).

All this travelling for naught!

What to do?

We decided to forfeit our Eurail trip to Patras (which was free) and catch an overnight ferry to Igoumrnitsa for 43 Euro.

And that's what we did!

Another night with no sleep........

But at least we'd be in Greece by the morning!