Last few days in Corfu
After arriving back to Corfu from Paxos, we went home & cleaned up for another boat party. This time it was a boat christening for the Tilon 2. This boat (as well as the Tilon 1) is owned by the “Don King of Germany”, a German boxing promoter namet Peter. His boats are maintained by John & Juliet, longtime friends of D&A who J3 have gotten to know in their time on Corfu. Peter wanted to christen his new boat in style and invite all the locals he has met over the years. Peter, like most boat owners, uses the boat rarely, so John & Juliet are there to keep it in tip-top condition. Juliet’s sister Julia and mother Jan also work on the boat. The other sister, Julie, lives in Cyprus. As you may have guessed, J3 felt right at home around the J-clan.
After some champagne on the dock, we had a traditional Greek barbecue at the marina restaurant, with bozouki player and keyboardist to boot. Another feast! We were still pooped out from the boat ride that day, so we called it a night about midnight to get caught up on our rest.
Friday, July 29- The next day was another scorcher- 40 degrees celcius, over 100F! We did everything we could to keep cool when every restaurant & bar was trying to save electricity by NOT running the A/C! That night, we went out on a proper sendoff on our second to last night on Corfu- a traditional British pub crawl. If you don’t know what that is, you probably don’t need to. As you probably guessed, it was a great night full of lots of “cheers” and “yamas”. The crawlers included D&A, J3, Will & Zoe, Pete & Chelsea/Sara, and Slim Shady/Steve.
According to D&A, just about everyone in Corfu eventually gets a nickname. Only Pete, her fiancé, calls Sara “Sara”. This is because the day Dave met Sara, he found out she supported the British footy/soccer team from Chelsea (one of Davey’s team Liverpool’s rivals). The next day, Dave couldn’t remember her name, so he called her Chelsea. She loved it so much she decided she wanted to use it from that moment on! Steve’s nickname is Slim Shady. This is because when D&A got to know Steve, he liked the song “Slim Shady” by Eminem. Plus, Steve/Slim Shady is a little on the portly side! Dave’s nickname is “La” which means “buddy” or “love”. Ann’s nickname is “Mou” which is Greek for “my love” or “love”. Kev, the cook at the Beer Bucket has a nickname as well- Moscow. When Kev arrived on Corfu, he carried a small spy-type camera on a chain around his neck. He would take photos of everyone without them noticing. So they all joked that Kev is a spy from the KGP, the Russian CIA. Hence, Moscow Kev.
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