If you asked me why I love Kefalonia, this is how I would describe it to you.
Close your eyes and imagine……
Can you feel the sun on your face?
A whisper of wind in your hair?
What do you hear?
Take a deep breath and smell the air.
Let all of your senses awaken to the natural beauty, the simplicity, the peace.
Kefalonia - My Island love affair 💙🇬🇷🤍
The mountain, majestic with spines of Cypress littered amongst the Black Pine,
Proudly baring it’s fire scars which wind tracking their own path down the mountainside.
So dry, so barren, yet by juxtaposition also so verdant and green.
The heady smell of mountain Thyme, Greek Basil and Wild Oregano.
Endless ear popping roads, rough cut into the cliff edge, winding into hairpin bends and rockfalls.
The cloudy Milky Way in a sky speckled with a thousand stars in the pitch black of the National Park.
The relaxed, sleepy sound of Cicada’s chirping in the trees lulling me to close my eyes in slumber.
Pretty coloured beehives, flashes of colour dotted in the rocks.
Loggerhead turtles ‘Caretta Caretta’ lazily swimming in the lagoon.
Arrogant goats everywhere, scattering in the road as you round a bend.
Swallows swooping, dipping and diving with graceful ease above your head,
and butterflies dancing skilfully on the breeze.
Street side Tavernas jingling with the gentle sounds of Bouzouki music.
Virile men, young and old dancing with skill handed down, spin, turn and kick.
No more the plate smashing revelry of past times but instead, napkins thrown reign down,
floating in the air as the music reaches it’s climax.
Simple satisfying food, Souvlaki, fresh fish, salads, salty olives, feta, creamy, garlicky tzatziki and breads. Washed down with Mythos and crude wine served in metal jugs by the weight.
Sweet, nutty, honey soaked Baklava and Rovani served with ice cream.
Endless Olive groves full of ancient trees whispering to each other in the breeze with leaves turning from green to silver and back to green again.
Branches laden with natures bounty....Peach, Grape, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Pomegranate and fig.
The vibrant colour of hot pink Bougainvillea contrast against the endless blue of the sky.
Heavy boughed arches of Oleander, Mallow and Hibiscus.
Prickly Pear Cacti poking over garden walls and palm trees swaying in silhouette against the firmament.
Yellow and blue domes of tiny churches and little shrines, everywhere icons, candles and prayers.
The indescribable blue of the Ionian Sea and the warm wholesome smell of salt in the air.
Sail Boats, Yachts, Catamarans and the hubbub of bustling passenger Ferries,
Criss crossing the ocean in constant flux, in and out of harbours and marinas.
The crystal clear waters of natural underground lakes. Millpond still, ice cold and so blue,
Invoking childhood memories of colours from my paintbox....
Azure, Sapphire, Turquoise, Cyan, Cobalt.
