7 Brothers Poros

After 7 months of sunshine in Greece we have decided we need a little more so are heading south in search of more blue skies...first destination though is Singapore to check out the Hawker Markets and Zoo. Then onto Cairns where we pick up our 'Spaceship' which will be our home for 10 weeks as we head down the east coast to Melbourne. Assuming that we survive the snakes ...

THE TRIP BACK HOME

FROM POROS PORT IN KEFALONIA, TO KYLINI (PELOPONYSOS)

The day is beautiful today, and there is sunshine.

It is windy however, and we decided to return from Kilini instead, just one and a half hours in the Ferry.

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The Village of Castro, with a panoramic view of Livatho, and the Church of Evangelistria are situated outside the castle. The Abbey of Apostle Andrews, where the remarkable Ecclesiastical Byzantine Museum shows rare exhibits of the 13th through the 19th Centuries, is situated nearby.

A road leads to Mazarakata, where the masterly carved Mycaenean tombs are located.

... old days, but everything has changed now.

Even us, have changed so much.



Nico left Evia, and lives with his new wife in Kefalonia now. He seems so calm and seems to enjoy his new life. I was pleased to see him and we all remembered the good old days when he was in Evia with us. He promised to come to Evia and see us, and we shall arrange Music nights like those days again.
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SAMI – AGIA EFIMIA



Sami is a beautiful town built by the seafront at the feet of Agii Phanendes and Castro hills, upon which used to be the ancient city.



Sami one of the four major cities comprising the four-state Kefalonia, was well-known from Homer's epic poetry. When Homer referred to the island, he called it "Sami". Sami remained known in history from its resistence to Romans. It is ...

... in the site of Vatsa, where in the years of antiquity existed the Temple of Poseidon with excellent mosaics. (The floor mosaic is exhibited in the Archeological Museum of Argostoli).



Walking past Vouni, we come to Chavriata, "the balcony of the Ionian Sea", with stunning view. From Chavriata there is an earthen road leading to the Lighthouse of Gerogobos. Nearby the Chavdata, the largest village in Paliki, where the old ...

... blue water.

From Scala, as the road goes on unwinding along the seaside, one meets virgin beaches.



Leaving Atsoupades, we can follow the coastal route, which is also the central road to the port of Poros. We will pass the village of Markopoulo, which is well-known around the world because of the unique phenomenon of small snakes marked with a small cross-shaped sign on their heads ...

Sailing stops: Agistri, Epidaurus, Poros and Aegina

After our first overnight in Piraeus/Athens we took a taxi to the port and found the sailboat which we had booked for a 4 night sail around the Saronic Islands of Greece.

The weather was unbelievably hot and humid. The temperature outside when we boarded the sailboat was 102 and the high was forecasted to be 106. The sailboat was new and quite nice, and we learned a lot about sailboats during this portion of our ...

Isn't that funny? I love sun, heat, swimming-pool, seaside, but I got bored in such conditions on Zakynthos. I thought as if I was in a cage. Touristic zone, small Porta Koukla, near Laganas - was too small for the city dweller like me. One restaurant and two shops when I could pay with credit cards. Is it EU at all? With such a huge touristic demand and therfore experience they didn't think much of the facilities.

... mainland side, where we hire a couple of small cars for the afternoon to make the 45 minute drive to the ancient site and Theatre of Epidaurus. This is one of the major ruins in Greece. Originally built as a place of healing, it grew to a very large and important site dedicated to Asklepios in Hellanistic and Roman times. Now most of the site is ruins, however the large theatre, which could hold 15,000 people, is in very good ...