Corfu 1984, George’s Boat and Water Skiing

Sidari Corfu

“Other countries may offer you discoveries in manners or lore or landscape; Greece offers you something harder – the discovery of yourself”  – Lawrence Durrell – ‘Prospero’s Cell’

After three days we returned the car and went back to the routine of the first week with long days around the swimming pool, sunset drinks on the hotel terrace and seeking out different tavernas for evening meals.  Some days when we tired of the pool we visited the scruffy beach which was across a busy main road and through a gloomy underpass, which we rarely used, preferring instead to take our chances against the traffic.

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14 responses to “Corfu 1984, George’s Boat and Water Skiing

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  3. George’s boat sure is still alive and well! I was in Corfu in 2005 and we had a BLAST with him!!

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  4. wow im actually George’s daughter and amazed of the picture that there is of him on this blog so old thats when he was slim haha 🙂 Be happy to know he is still going bless him and he is 60 now… Think it will be time soon where there mite not be georges’s boat even though i would love it to carry on as i know how people love him 🙂

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  5. Victoria Spatoula

    I stumbled accross this web site just today with my dad sitting at my house in Edinburgh! And its really really true- my dad has not changed one bit- I was born in 1986 and Georges boat is still going strong (he nows says: ‘Sixty and Sexy’) 🙂 Great pictures of the old boat!
    All the best,
    Victoria Spatoula

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