The campsite spot was great. Flat and I would have had great sleep if I hadn’t had a massive greek coffee at 12.30pm. Also to my surprise being away from the sea there was very little condensation and I wasn’t cold.

The sun brightened my tent and I ate some halva swigged some water and was up and moving by 7.30ish. I had a plan.

Once again it was up to start with.i stupidly had tried to anslyse how high, how far etc. This is never a good thing. Just accept and do what is in front. But the views were great and the riding, because I was fresh served pretty ok. But I did seem to be climbing for a long time. Eventually there is that wow moment when you reach the final slope

Down down down twisting and turning, gravel and rocks all, off road. Komoots description of gravel is pretty loose. I was spat put onto a road 3 guys were sitting on a veranda. I asked if it was a cafe and a Greek coffee soon arrived. They thought I was stark raving mad. From…..? to…..? 😲

Something happened I must have missed a turn but I believe the Garmin rerouted me before I looked so I followed the purple line up into some hills onto what Komoot said was a road but it was an off road track, it went on and on and I’ve got to say I got pretty tired there was a great deal of walking, I just could not keep pedalling and maybe just a little bit of anger. Despite thinking I was on the correct route it wore me down to a gibbering mess. There were quite a few head resting on the handlebars moments for a considerable amount of time.

I’m doing this multiple of mental calculations about the ferry times Igomanitsa to Corfu. 5.30 ferry… that was always pie in the sky then 8 30 but you have to be at the port an hour before. I was so scared of going off road again if that happened then all ferries would be missed. I ditched the original route and fired up the garmin route planner. That shot up a route retracing my steps back and increasing the distance from 40kms to 60kms. More anger. Eventually I followed the road signs. I thought the ferry was actually at 8 not 8.30. I was on full stress alert and riding as fast as I could. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t that fast as I’d already completed 7 hours riding. Much to my surprise I arrived 90 mins early and enough time for a giros and a litre of orange juice. 90 mins on the boat was a rest 😀

But destination reached and 10 days of relaxation ready for the return journey.