Farewell Fiscardo

The morning sun on Fiscardo.

After a quick coffee and Orange Pie we bid farewell to one of our favouite places in the Ionians and really this whole trip.  I wonder if we will be back before we depart?

We are heading south down the west coast of Cephalonia to Argostoli a village we have not visited before and curious to see what it's like.  Apparently it can blow pretty hard down the channel but seems like we are in luck today as the winds are pretty mild.  It's a slow and uneventful seven hours really.  The coast line is interesting, some cliff faces are lime green and there are quite a few quarries.  Houses are erected in the most unusual places; you wonder how on earth they actually get the materials there.

There is one house or monastery built on this rock in the middle of nowhere and this house looks like its about to slide all the way down the hill.

We arrive at Argostoli around 2pm and it must be 35 degrees, so we can't wait to find a place for a swim as we really need to cool down.  The wharf is not busy so we reverse in front of some of the cafes and tie off.  It's only a 15 min walk to a swimming area so that's our first pty then a refreshing ale.

There are many large super ships in the harbour here as well.

I've been cooking during our trip south so we are having a delicious home cooked meal that will last us a few nights, chicken curry in a hurry, I'm not really sure it's appropriate food for the heat but very tasty none the least.  We take a stroll down the board walk after dinner and just chill out for to evening.

I think I get about three hours sleep so decide to get up and do the washing and some packing without waking Greg.  Greg wakes at six anyway so by 6.30 am we are on our way.  Next stop Zakinthos Island, Smugglers Cove and Keri.

Well that was the plan for a little while, as the wind has a mind of its own we change destinations three times for the day.  Next plan was to give Zakinthos a miss altogether this time and head around the east side of Cephalonia to Ay Eufimia with a visit to Lake Melissani and the Cave of Drogarati.

By the time we get to Poros we are over it so decide on a new place for the afternoon.  It's been a long day already for me so feeling a little weary.  On the way up we check out this beautiful beach area.

It's really hot by the time we are tied up on the wharf at Poros and the swimming area is just beside the Rock Bar.  We were here last year and this visit is even better for some reason.  The water is the best of the trip so far and we are able to take some video and swim right from the Bar.

We have a very refreshing afternoon.

We fill up with water and Greg manages to get a bucket of ice cream in return for a Gas bottle so that also helps cool us down.  The wind picks up but we are in a good possie and well tied up in readiness of the winds.  We actually think we might stay another night as its so nice here, especially the water.