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Europe » Greece » Epirus » Igoumenitsa April 23rd 2011

Friday 15th April 2011 Up and off to Ancona to catch the ferry ( 2 days late ) to Igoumenitsa, Northern Greece. Arrived in plenty of time and collected tickets however there were no cabins available and it looks at this stage as though we are going to spend an uncomfortable night in airline style seats. Our departure is delayed due to passengers being diverted from Venice where their sailing has been cancelled. As a result the ship is full to bursting and hope of a cabin diminishes. Max ( god bless ) waits patiently in reception for 2 hours as cabins are allocated to passengers that have been diverted from Venice. Finally the only spare cabin available is offered to us – an outside junior suite sleeping 3 – we take it, the boys can ... read more
View from our pitch
Clear waters
Pitch by the shore

Europe » Greece » Epirus » Igoumenitsa January 10th 2010

Geo: 39.5046, 20.2599Great day arrived early and booked the ferry, streamlined process and bugger me if it cost less than the Wadi Halfa ferry.Only one concern was our booking showed we had an allocated seat and the chap assured us we would get a cabin at checkin.... Well we were not going to hold our breath..Okay now picture this, because we are in the EU there is no passport control or immigration.. great.. the ferry is due to arrive at 11:00pm and depart 12:00 midnight, so we parked the car at dock number 11 with a whole pile of trucks and vehicles... it is dark with a thunderstorm all around and it is very very cold. so Lisa and i fell asleep in the Shorty while it was running with the heaters on flat out.. It ... read more

Europe » Greece » Epirus » Igoumenitsa June 30th 2008

Geo: 39.5046, 20.2599 GUN 3 Günlerden Pazartesi Çok güzel bir uykudan sonra 08:00 da kalktık. Duşumu aldım. Arabayı toparladım. Yandaki komşularımıza "Bye" dedik. Selanikli olmalarına rağmen, tatillerini burada geçiren iki kadın arkadaş, komşularımız.... "Şam fıstık, tüm duvarları yıkar". Öyle de oldu ... Mariya'ya paramızı ödedik ve 08:35 te yola vurduk. Pazartesi olması nedeniyle trafik kalabalık. MIO ya fazla güvenmiyorum. Ne olur ,ne olmaz diye 50 E bir yakıt takviyesi yaptım. Kafama göre sürerek ve MIO ya fazla aldırmadan çevre yoluna daldım. Igoumenitsa diye bir tabela veya işaret yok. Bu nedenle Athina yönüne doğru akıyorum. Gişelere 2 E verdim ve ilerledim. Azıcık ilerledim ki, içime bir kurt düştü yeni ya... read more
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Igoumenitsa
Ayse Siren onunde

Europe » Greece » Epirus » Igoumenitsa June 21st 2008

Last night we watched the football. It was very exciting. We got a reasonable meal considering we were about the only tourists in town. Their high season is April, August and winter sports months. We have arrived in Igoumenitsa after a largely uneventful ride. The first part was pretty, the completion of the trip on one of the most scenic roads I have ever come across. Then it got a bit more dull, then we picked up the motorway from Ioannina. It is partially built so every now and then it stops and becomes a very narrow winding mountain road. Trucks and buses are not allowed on the route due to the narrowness and steepness of the missing parts which was a blessing, the idiot overtaking from the other direction head on straight at me was ... read more

Europe » Greece » Epirus » Igoumenitsa June 12th 2008

Location is inaccurate we are somewhere in the Adriatic. On a ferry. Now on a ferry from Ancona to Patras. I'll leave Hilary to comment on some bits like getting on-line and general ferry stuff. Getting the tickets was, as expected, no problem. The ferry eventually arrived, but as said this is for Hilary to comment upon. I did not get to do much riding the Harley today, from the hotel to the ferry terminal. Then onto the ferry. It was raining a bit, the steel ferry ramps were slippery, then they wanted me to take the Harley up to the upper deck. Scary stuff. All sorted though not exactly a fun experience. Over to Hilary I find it a lot easier to do nothing on the ferry because there is manifestly nothing to do. I ... read more
Ferry pulling out
Ferrybleaving
Hilary on ferry




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