Beach

When I awoke this morning it was still dark – sunrise in Greece at this time of year is not until after 07:30. It wasn’t long though until the first daylight revealed clearer skies than yesterday and the Sun started to shine.

It was cooler today; clouds had taken over and we even had a couple of short, light rain showers. Just as I was drying off after a swim and thinking it was time for another, it rained a little and cooled me down.

This morning we drove to the Dimossari Waterfalls/Kαταρράκτες Δημοσάρη near…

After swimming a couple of times in the Ionian’s turquoise waters we went for a walk along the road. The beach is actually quite long so there are several places you can go to get away from people if you want a quiet bit of beach.

The centre of the village is entirely pedestrianised. The bus dropped us by the main road close to the barrier. We wandered down the main street, past all the tavernas, bars and cafés. At the bottom we found the main beach. By the time we arrived it was lunch time so we found a café to get something to eat and drink.

Dessimi/Δεσίμη was our chosen beach for the day, just a short drive towards the South. The beach has a couple of trees towards the back, lots of little boats and a café serving hot dogs, pita gyros and drinks just off the beach.

We spent the afternoon down on the “Athens Riviera” coast, down by Glyfada/Γλυφάδα.

Porto Rafti (and Avlaki) both have a selection of bars and tavernas; listening to people talking around me they were mostly Greek and because of the proximity to Athens many Athenians come here for their days out to the beach.

This morning after breakfast we took the bus from Lygia in to Lefkada/Λευκάδα, the main town on the island near the bridge which connects the island to the mainland.

The water was so calm and in the full heat of the Sun, with little shade, it wasn’t long before I got in to the sea for a swim. It is not a busy beach at all, but I reckon the best time to go to Lygia’s beach would be in the afternoon, during the siesta time.