As the height of tourist season is nearing by, ferries are almost queuing up in the busy port of Parikia. Hordes of people flock in the harbour area. I wonder how many of these people got to do any useful walking on the island. Paros might not be your typical walking island, but there are very nice walks that can be done even here. For some tips see my Paros page.

Robola of Kefalonia

Even if this indirectly has been linked to before, I would again like to point out the superb quality wine found on the recently visited Greek island of Kefalonia. Read more about their wine and their wine history at the official web site of the ROBOLA WINE COOERATIVE.

Summer in Oslo and possible to do some pleasant walking. This concludes Kjentmannsmerket 2008-2010 with a Silver Mark. For more information about “Kjentmannsmerket”, see Bernhard Herres hjemmeside for Kjentmannsmerket (only some information in English).

Pictures from my walks will be upoaded to http://www.islandwalking.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/82.

More information about my walks around Oslo (in Norwegian only) can be found at http://islandwalking.com/marka.html.

The walking I did on Kefalonia was more like strolls, for the most part. Which suits the “Walk & Eat” theme. Or maybe I should call it “Eat & Walk” in my case? Well, let us not forget Drink either. What about “Drink & Eat & (Possibly) Walk”? See http://www.islandwalking.com/kefalonia.html.

For the ferry lover I have created yet another small page about some specific ferries. This time the Lixoúri ferries. Unfortunately I have little information about these boats yet. Just a picture of the ferry I used, the c/f VASOS K. Other ferries were c/f AGIOS GERASIMOS and c/f AINOS.

Some new pictures again now, from the Greek island of Kefalonia, the biggest of the Ionian islands. See http://www.islandwalking.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/81.

Here is a small sequence of the Flying Cat 4. I have never used that one myself, but I have used the similar Flying Cat 3.

Greek ferryspotting is in my mind an underrated sport. If you are like me this is something you can enjoy even at home. Take your favorite webcam overlooking a Greek port (more interesting to select a busy one…), let us say Parikia (Paros), and also fire up Live Ships Map – AIS – Vessel Traffic and Positions (select Mediterranean/Aegean South, and deselect uninteresting boats to concentrate on the ferries) from MarineTraffic.com and you are all set. Happy hunting!

Although I used the third edition of this book only last year and found it almost perfect, Sunflower is already here with a fourth edition this year. Check it out!

Details:

Title: Landscapes of Paxos
Author(s): Noel Rochford
ISBN: 1856913775

Also added to the Book Shop.

I am of course talking about The Island Hopper’s Bible. Do not leave home without it. The 2010 edition is added to the Book Shop.