Blogs from Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe - page 8

Day 19: First Rainy Day in Kefalonia I had a nice sleep-in day; woke up at 10am well-rested and ready for a slow day. I slowly got out of bed, changed, and had some breakfast. Isabelle came down around 10:15 saying she couldn’t walk very well so she wouldn’t be coming with Lisa and I grocery and souvenir shopping because her knee was acting up for some reason. So I wished her a quick recovery and Lisa, Jenn and I left at 10:30 to do some grocery shopping. It looked like a gloomy day so I wore a t-shirt and jeans; it was still warm but looked like it might start to rain. Once we started walking, luck would have it that it started to rain then pour! So I bought an umbrella (I forgot to ... read more

Day 17 I think I’m getting used to the early mornings; I’ve been getting up a few minutes before my alarm, but I don’t get out of bed till it rings. I give myself a few minutes more of sleep; I’m used to waking up but I’m still tired! And I’ve been getting hungry at 7am now, so I think my body’s getting used to the change too. Unfortunately I didn’t judge my time very well and took about 15 minutes to hangup my laundry outside; the cold air in my apartment didn’t let my clothes dry very well so I had to take them down, hang the string outside and re-hang them all on the line. By that time I hadn’t had breakfast yet, so I scarfed my yogurt and cereal down, packed my lunch ... read more

Day 15 At 6:50am I woke up, got ready for the day (sunscreen, lunch, shoes and all), then met up with everyone at the bottom of our apartment stairs. It was our prof’s birthday that day and we had all pitched in and bought him 2 apple pies in celebration. So the plan was to meet at the stairs all together and walk down to the docks singing ‘Happy Birthday’ when he was in earshot. He was surprised and pretty choked that we did that and he started to blush. It was a nice reception and we brought the cake with us to the site. At 10:30am, our regular break time, we had lunch and the pies as desert. Our prof went back for 2nds and there was still a giant piece left! We saved a ... read more

Day 13 (Sunday, Sept 19) Since the glass bottom boat trip was sold out, the day started out leisurely again and stress-free. I got up around 10am and skyped my boyfriend again. He was just about to get to bed…considering it was about 12midnight for him. When I got changed, Lisa came knocking and asked if I wanted to go down to study with everyone at Pantelli’s. The plan was to go down, grab some breakfast and study Greek; but the Greek work wasn’t very successful. I had yogurt with honey and fruit (kiwi, nectarine, banana and apple) and it was delicious! Once we broke open our books and laptops (Pantelli’s is an internet café too), then the servers came by to try and give us a hand with our remedial grammar exercises. Of course, sitting ... read more

Day 11 This morning I skyped my family and boyfriend at about 7am my time and got ready for the day. We met at the docks at 9am and Vasili drove us to Assos. It was about an hour drive. Once we got there, our prof showed us where the restaurants, bathrooms and souvenir shops were, and also motioned to us where approximately the Venetian castle was. We all first took bathroom breaks, then 5 of us decided to venture out to see the castle. Apparently it has only recently been opened to the public, so admission was free. The only catch was that it was about a 2.8km walk up to get to the fortress walls! (which we didn’t know until we came back down.) On our way up some Austrians ran past us; all ... read more