Kefalonia awakens and celebrates Orthodox and Catholic/Protestant Easter are rarely celebrated on the same days. The Orthodox calculate their Easter according to the Julian calendar, the other faction according to the Gregorian calendar. This year it was rare […]
Five years at the Rivercafe Sounds like the fifth season of a Netflix series. They only renew them if they’re interesting. So far it’s been very interesting for us and apparently OK for our 30,000 readers, so it’s
A sailing season in Greece Our fourth season with the Rivercafe has come to an end. This year was different from the previous ones. It was a year of short distances with only one overnight. A year with
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Ionian Sea between islands and mainland Our kids had left, the washing machine had cooled down again and our busy water maker was given another breather. Then Karin’s ex-sister-in-law Hanne and nephew Anton came on board. We were
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A visit from the family Summer holidays, wasn’t that the best word in school days? And then grandparents with a boat – isn’t that a super combo? When I imagine having had a grandad with a ship, I
Ithaca – Kefalonia and a broken rib Leaving the “urban life” of Vathy Ithaki, we felt the need for a few completely uneventful days. No spectacle, “casino” or “bordell” – as our French friend Valerie so charmingly puts
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Rivercafe almost sunk in Vasiliki Our week began stormily and almost ended in disaster. Let’s get started: with the strong winds in Vlycho, we fortunately had enough space to the boats anchored next to us and none of
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Summer in Lefkada It’s finally summer. The days are long and warm, we’re hitting 30 degrees every day and we’ve unpacked the light blankets for the nights again. Even the sea is a reasonable 25 degrees and we
Sailing in Paxos One downside of travelling is that you have to leave places you have grown fond of. We enjoyed our time in Corfu and didn’t really feel like leaving. But when you arrive at the next
