What makes Kefalonia so special in the spring?
The days begin to get longer and warmer just like everywhere else
but when Kefalonia begins to wake up something spectacular occurs. With flowers
and herbs springing up all over the place, your senses are stimulated and
suddenly an energy inside you begins to stir. I wonder if that’s why they
call it Spring?
As you get off the plane and begin to take the short walk to the
terminal building, you are not hit with that sudden impact of summer heat, but
the sky is still blue and the breeze blows scents of flowers and herbs
under your nose. You begin to take little sniffs, exploring the scents so
clear cut they cannot be mistaken for anything else. Even if you're eyes were closed, you would know you'd arrived somewhere very special. You can almost taste the
aroma from the flowers and will hear the bees buzzing around collecting their
nector.
At last......your eyes take pleasure in a technicolor view of the scenery. No more grey sky.
As you leave the airport and set off to your destination, not only
are the bees busy buzzing around but the Kefalonians are out in force being equally busy. Some will be painting the kerb stones, others cutting back the bushes and weeds that were
allowed to dance around making up a new Greek dance during the winter
months.
There are people painting windows, doors, walls - in fact almost
everything that can be painted IS painted! You can feel the energy which has
been bottled up over the winter and is now let loose everywhere you look....
It’s a bit like when I was a young boy and a very special aunty
just phoned to announce she was coming round for tea! She hasn’t seen the
family for years, but now we have just one hour to hoover the house, dust
everywhere, tidy everything up and even as she is walking up the garden path I
remember my mother sorting out all the small finishing touches. ME! Whilst
wetting my hair (I had hair those days!) just to stop it from sticking up in
the air! I think I might have diverged a little bit!
Kefalonia has something which ever month you decide to visit, but at
this time of the year it has a fresh feel, a feeling of anticipation by the
locals, a feeling of open arms waiting to hug you!
If you’re not that keen on the summer heat, Spring is a great time
to visit and explore the island of Kefalonia. Every beach is empty waiting for you to walk on and around every corner is a burst of colour and aroma.
You will not be disappointed.
............Let’s relax together!