Lefkada

Porto Katsiki

So we have been staying at our great hotel Ionian Theoxenia for 2 days now and found a great place to eat in Elena’s. Actually it’s Statros, his name but she does the cooking, and she runs the apartments they have next to the taverna.

Gorgeous Scenery

And she promised if we came back another night she’d prepare her stuffed paprika’s ( peppers) so we extended our stay. It's still early for tourism in Kanali so she doesn't make her whole menu available. Her Chicken Souvlaki and pizza with salad were excellent so there was no risk. 

That gave us the opportunity to head to Lefkada island on a day trip. When visiting Massimo and Elisa in Venice they had recommended seeing it and it’s easy to get to without a ferry. The concierge at our hotel provided lots of good local knowledge about the island and generally placed where things were and we set out to explore. We sure continue to appreciate having the V-Strom as some of the steep back windy sections of old rock are not very navigable without a dual purpose bike.

Out to the Point

We made our way down checking out a number of places, but the one that was awestriking to us was Porto Katsiki, a cliff beach hidden on the far south peninsula of the island. We took our bathing suits, changed and enjoyed the whole afternoon on the beach, eventually making our way back through Vasiliki, and Nydri before crossing back thru Perveza to Kanali.

Blue Cave

Lefkis canal

Lefkis, the village you enter when arriving on Lefkada island was a Venetian port in the Middle Ages. So the architecture you will see is that of Venice. The old areas are silting in with sand and it provides quite the contrast. 

Old Venetian Castle

New Islands beget summer cabins

As luck would have it Elena and Stratos had company from Austria who each year spend three months in Kanali. So we had a party! and by the time the night was over we had way too much Ouzo.

Another Ouzo Toast

Stratos and Elena and their
Taverna