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Our apartments have a nice pool and bar. Naturally we’ve visited the bar on numerous occasions, but yesterday evening Val decided to try the pool.

Apparently it was a bit cold. I’ll take your word for it.

Later we got another nice sunset. The village in the last rays.

We had a good dinner at the Nafsika hotel, then popped into Manthos’ for a beer.

We had a slow start this morning, a walk along the beach and a coffee at Havana.

Here’s our supermarket in the old part of the village. We need to stock up with wine again.

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It looked like a good evening for a sunset last night, so we had a walk up to Akrotiri to have a look. Drinks while we wait for the event.

Google told us that sunset would occur at 7.28. We were ready.

That was nice, and now it’s down to the village for some healthy eating.

Love those gyros. This morning we’re up early again to catch the bus. We’re off to a village called Agios Georgios, which is the end of the line for this route. It’s a beach resort, with tavernas, a couple of supermarkets and not much else.

We pause for a coffee and set off along the long beach. Eventually the road begins to climb towards the hill village of Afionas. Amazing sculpture garden on the way up the hill.

Views over Arillas. The cape in the distance is where we took the sunset pictures last night.

A pretty good walk. Hopefully far enough to see off last night’s gyros.

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San Stefanos has two distinct areas. The original village with the old harbour is at one end, while the more modern, essentially purpose-built bit is around the corner to the north. We tried one of the more modern tavernas last night. Despite the large screen TVs and the football and rugby memorabilia, it was nice.

Val had Mexican mussels.

After dinner we visited one of the bars on the ‘strip’. Nice cocktails.

This morning it’s stiflingly hot, so we walk up to the Akrotiri cafe high on the cape for coffee.

There’s a nice breeze up here, and wonderful views.

From here we can walk down to Arillas. We did a bit of exploring, and it turns out there’s more to this village than the row of bars and restaurants that line the seafront. We stopped for a lazy lunch, before climbing back over the headland to the cool of our apartment.

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Dinner at a place called Brusko last night.

Val had a beef and pasta dish called pastitsada. This is a typical meal here in Corfu, and it’s often eaten for Sunday dinner.

Espresso Martini in Bar 38 after dinner.

Having walked until we were fit to drop for the last few days, we’re going to limit ourselves to a ramble around San Stefanos today. Descending from the cape back towards the village.

Little bridge spanning the stream that divides the beach.

Coffee at the Havana beach bar. A good breeze from the sea is keeping everyone cool.

Greek genius. Ice creams with no packaging. Delicious and really cheap.

When the sunbathers and swimmers desert the beach in the evening, the kite surfers appear. They only seem to need a few centimetres of water, and they really fly along.

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Another nice meal of grilled prawns and squid last night, this time at a place called Mistral. Nice sunset from the beach.

We have a few drinks on our balcony. Our view of the village.

This morning it’s raining slightly, and we catch the bus to the village of Avliotes. We amble to the Seventh Heaven taverna at Logas beach for coffee.

From here we can walk to nearby Peroulades.

High above the village is Cape Drastis, on the north west corner of Corfu.

It’s difficult to convey the scale of this, but it’s really impressive.

We head back towards San Stefanos, pausing for a drink at Illia’s taverna in Avliotes. Good day out.

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It’s getting towards the end of the season, and last night our adopted ‘local’ closed its doors. Thanks Beer o’clock, you were great.

This morning we’re up early to go to a place called Sidari. We get there by bus. Greek busses hark back to earlier times in the UK, in that you get on, sit down and a conductor comes to collect your fare. He also ensures that everyone gets off at the right place, and is generally a mine of information.

Sidari is, frankly, a dump. If you want karaoke, an ill-advised tattoo, or a fake designer handbag then you’ve come to exactly the right place. Fish and chips perhaps?

Lots of places selling excursions. If you come here on holiday there’s no doubt you’ll be queuing up to get out of town for a day.

However, none of this matters. We’ve come here to see the Canal d’Amour, a part of the coast that has been eroded into a series of stunning bays.

It’s spectacular, and the journey is well worthwhile.

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We expected bad weather yesterday evening, and sure enough by the time we headed out to the pub the wind was howling. There are no harbours suitable for sailing yachts along this stretch of coast, so this skipper has decided to anchor off the beach.

The crew won’t be getting much sleep, as the wind whips up the surf.

This morning the yacht was gone, and it’s still breezy. We had a walk out to the harbour.

San Stefanos church, and a glimpse of sunshine.

Coffee at a beachside taverna.

A unicorn!