Kefalonia Epiloblog

We were very unlucky with the weather on this holiday but the thunder storms and cool rainy days did not stop us doing our thing and we enjoyed the return visit after 40 years. The Kefalonia Grande Hotel was a very friendly boutique hotel with a minimalistic design, it did not have a pool and not really grand at all, although the retired mayor has breakfast there every morning. The breakfast buffet was very good and as we were only B&B guests we lunched and dined out every day, except for dinner in the hotel on the first day.

We chose the hotel so that we would be on the promenade, close to the main square and walking distance to the bus terminus and ferry port. We used the €2 bus to go to two beaches at Lassi, with nice tavernas where we had drinks and lunch, then a taxi back.  We had dinner twice at the Captains Table restaurant which was highly rated and just along the prom and twice at restaurants on the main square.

We flew from EMA on Wednesday and landed in a thunder storm. Fb 9,000 steps

Thursday, we spent the first day exploring Argostoli and dodging the showers. Fb 11,000 steps

Friday, this was the day the big storm swamped the hotel terrace. Fb 8,000

Saturday, we took a wet trip over to Lixouri on the ferry and brought back a picnic to have on our little balcony - which was nice. Fb13,000

Sunday, We were fortunate to see big logger head turtles swimming around a fishing boat tied up on the promenade as we made our way to the bus for Lassi. It was mostly sunny and warm. Fb16,000

Monday, a large TUI cruise boat was docked, so we took a bus over the mountains to the harbour at Sami. It was another wet breezy day so we took the first bus back after late lunch at a harbour restaurant. Rosemary found a nice locally crafted ornament to bring home. Fb 12000

Tuesday, our last full day, we took the airport bus and passed the hotel we stayed in many years ago - it looked to be closed. We stopped at Makris Galios beach on the way back for a fishy lunch. Fb 9000

Wednesday we walked the De Bosset bridge over the lagoon on the last and sunniest day. Its the best place for a photo of Argostoli and our hotel. Fb 16,000

Records from Airport weather station 5 miles away show that there was rain every day we were in Argostoli, with  over 2 inches of rain on Thursday and Friday and 1 inch on Monday.

We discovered that Kefalonia was shutting down for the season with just about every restaurant and hotel closing at the weekend or the following week.  Most were saying they have had a bad season. 

We should have been here a week or two earlier for good weather but we would have walked less than 100,000 steps!