{"id":2153,"date":"2023-09-09T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2023-12-24T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T20:54:24","slug":"island-of-kefalonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/en\/2023\/09\/09\/island-of-kefalonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Island of Kefalonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the evening, I hatched a plan to unravel the mysteries of the island’s wonders, pitched it to the crew, but alas, my grand design met the iceberg of disapproval. The captain, embroiled in a laundry list of repairs and ship tweaks, and the first mate, the stalwart right-hand seaman, decided to form a dynamic duo to conquer the boat challenges. As for me, I’m not too keen on squandering the chance to explore this enchanting island. When will I set foot here again? Hence, I bravely assume the noble quest of procuring provisions. Bright and early, before my shipmates emerge from their slumber, I embark on a quest to the most distant supermarket \u2013 combining the virtuous act of grocery hunting with the sheer joy of adventure! To accomplish this daring feat, I enlist the services of a modest rental vehicle. Public transportation on this island is like a rare species, and time is indeed a rare commodity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m on full throttle, circling the island at breakneck speed to see as much as humanly possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s, of course, beautiful. But spending only half a day exploring the largest island in the Ionian Sea is practically a crime. I should come back here for at least a week. Here’s a rough plan of what I would like to see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Melissani Cave Lake:<\/strong> (I was very close, but time was pressing, and the tour to the lake takes about an hour).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Drogarati Cave:<\/strong> (See the photo at the top\u2014stalactites, stalagmites, but you’ll have to descend 60 meters down a very steep stone staircase. Comfortable non-slip footwear is a must).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Myrtos Beach:<\/strong> (I didn’t have time to go there, and there was no point\u2014this beach requires at least a full day).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A whole list of beaches \u2014 Lourdas, Katelios, Makris Gialos, Skala, Antisamos, Xi, Petani (some are visible in the photos, although each easily deserves a separate day).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fiskardo town<\/strong> in the northern part of the island (I didn’t make it there).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The village of Peratata,<\/strong> 10 km east of the town of Argostoli (visible in some photos, with a castle on top of the mountain).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mantzavatata Winery.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In the evening, I hatched a plan to unravel the mysteries of the island’s wonders, pitched it to the crew, but alas, my grand design met the iceberg of disapproval. The captain, embroiled in a laundry list of repairs and ship tweaks, and the first mate, the stalwart right-hand seaman, decided to form a dynamic duo to conquer the boat challenges. As for me, I’m not too keen on squandering the chance to explore this enchanting island. When will I set foot…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[56,53],"tags":[58,244,57],"class_list":["post-2153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","category-travel","tag-greece","tag-sailing-legato-en","tag-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_7362-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfgw3o-yJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2154,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2153\/revisions\/2154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fursov.com\/wpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}