Tsipouro and a turtle’s head

After the long day of travel yesterday we needed to take it easy to start today so we let the girls lie in. Taking it easy means me doing a little bit of work and Jess trying to clear a mountainous backlog. This is what we did and just let the girls wake up whenever, as always this means just after 12 for Olivia. This was all fine and we just had our lunch and got organised (suncream, water, towels, miscellaneous beach stuff) and then headed out.
The town of Argostoli has a pretty good reputation so we thought we would start there. As we walked along the bay Jess thought she saw a turtle’s head, but I told her I had gone before we left. Then she saw it again so we all stopped to look. It wasn’t close enough to shore to see anything more than just a head, but it was definitely a turtle, apparently the bay is well known for them. Apart from that, it is possible the town is overrated. Not sure if it was the time we were there, but half the shops seemed to be closed and there were very few people about. We did still manage to pick a few things up, Ruby got a dress and Jess got a hat and a beach top but that was it. Then we drove around looking for a beach to cool off at, but I’m not sure we were sufficiently motivated got this as every option we came across we managed to find something wrong with. Do in the end we didn’t go for a swim, I don’t think anyone was that bothered, and we just headed for home. Kefalonia is no Paxi and it’s possible we may have been a bit spoilt there.
No one could be bothered making dinner, and by no one I mean me, so we decided that after a little rest we would go out for dinner to the local taverna. Before going out though I figured that I really should shower and shave. I normally use a blade razor and of course I could not take that on the plane so we decided that we would just bring the girls’ ladyshaver and I could just make do with that. So I showered and then got down to shaving. Interestingly enough there is a bit of a difference using a ladyshaver, it seems like it has way more lubricant on it and so it really just glides across the skin. In no time at all I was done with my legs and bikini line and I got cracking on my beard and moustache and then I was ready to go. Not the girls though, 40 minutes was not enough of a warning, they needed at least an hour.
The local taverna was amazing, it was just on the street but had vines growing everywhere providing shade and it just seemed very calm and chill. We ordered some drinks, the beer was ice cold which was just what the doctor ordered, and then he went and ordered a tsipouro, which is a spirit distilled from the leftovers from making wine, and in all honesty it could probably start a car. Throw a little ice in there though and it’s just about drinkable. We ordered some food as well, which was tasty, we are all in agreement that a Greek diet is not too bad at all. We had a little stroll in the night time heat around the village and now are back at our villa. Although Kefalonia doesn’t have what Paxi has, there are still plenty of highlights, we just need to have patience and plan our day a little better.Leia mais