After only a few weeks in Corfu, the family comes across another problem, the necessity for Gerry to have a proper education. This character, because of the innumerable rose beetles he keeps, soon comes to be known as the Rose-Beetle Man. On these daily explorations, Gerry soon comes across a curious man, from whom he buys his first pet, a turtle. During these expeditions, he meets a great many people all of whom with which he soon becomes acquainted. Throughout this time, Gerry, a young naturalist, finds much pleasure in roaming the island and discovering all of Mother Nature’s creations. This individual helps the Durrells through their dilemmas in finding a suitable villa, dealing with the Customs official and generally in settling in and getting started in a new place with a new life. When having difficulty communicating with taxi drivers, the family meets one of the most amusing and significant characters in the story, Spiro. Upon arrival in Corfu, the Durrells face a number of problems in finding a villa and understanding the Greek language. It is from these characters and their outlandish ways that much of the entertainment comes and to the reader, it may often seem, that even though My Family and Other Animals is a true story, that the island and its inhabitants are slightly exaggerated.
Once in Corfu, the Durrells encounter a great number of characters that are both eccentric and a little flamboyant and it is these characters on which the story is based, along with the many pets that Gerry acquires throughout his time in Greece.
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