| Saturday morning we traveled across the channel to the island of Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, the hero and legendary king of Ithaca in Homer�s Odyssey. Having read the book, it was exciting to finally be here. We first stopped in Kioni, a small picturesque village along its eastern coastline before heading the short distance down to Vathi, Ithaca�s capital and only town. |
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| Channel between Ithaca & Cephalonia |
| Kioni |
| Chapel at entrance to Kioni |
| Although we spent ten days in Vathi, it was definitely not one of our favorite anchorages as strong winds at times swept down the channel between Cephalonia and Ithaca and across Ithaca�s isthmus into the bay. Three days were so bad we didn�t even venture off the boat. Even so, we couldn�t leave the anchorage as we were rendezvousing with two other cruising boats, and we were the first boat to arrive. However, when the wind wasn�t blowing Vathi was a delightful small town to visit. Colorful pastel buildings with doors and windows of a deeper hue or contrasting color dotted the waterfront, and the town had an interesting archeological museum containing bronze statues of horses from the geometric period and bronze coins featuring the head of Odysseus wearing a pilos (traveler�s hat). |
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| Anchorage |
| Vathi |