{"id":1239,"date":"2023-05-31T03:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2023-05-31T03:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T03:58:03","slug":"ride-to-the-ionian-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Ride to the Ionian Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"si-event-title\">the Road &#8211; Distance 49km \/ 30mi | Elevation 625m \/ 2051ft<\/h3>\n<div class=\"si-event-notes\">\n<p>Please watch my Relive video here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vPOprWyWREq\">https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vPOprWyWREq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another quick exit from town on a straight but quiet road had us heading through orange groves, \u00a0corn fields, vineyards and berries towards our first sight of the Ionian Sea.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1075\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1075-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Historic Hotels of Europe plaque on a white wall at the hotel on Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1076\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1076-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elegant sitting room with a tufted ottoman and bookshelves at the historic hotel on Kefalonia, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1077\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1077-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wide green river flowing between tree-lined banks west of Agrinio on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1078\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1078-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"River rapids seen through riverside bushes on The Odyssey bike tour ride to Astakos, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1079\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1079-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Road bending over a scrubby rise with mountains ahead on The Odyssey bike tour ride to Astakos, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Today was logistically a little different as we had a comfortable ride this morning which took us to Astekos for the ferry across to the island of Kefalonia.<\/p>\n<p>With two small bumps 4km @8% and 3km @ 5% (small compared to previous days), we were be there in good time, with just over an hour to wait for the ferry.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1079-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1079-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Quiet road curving through maquis scrub in western Greece on The Odyssey bike tour\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1080\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1080-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"First hazy glimpse of the Ionian Sea and islands through the bushes on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1083\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1083-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oak-dotted hills and distant mountains in Aetolia-Acarnania on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1084\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1084-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Empty road running past green woodland towards the Ionian coast on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1086\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1086-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Shaded road climbing gently beneath oak trees on The Odyssey bike tour ride to Astakos, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1087\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1087-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Broad hairpin bend on the descent towards Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1089\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1089-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red earth and scrub with a rocky peak in the distance near Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1090\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1090-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Odyssey bike tour riders with bikes stacked on the quay at Astakos waiting for the Kefalonia ferry, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1093\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1093-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Village main road beneath a limestone ridge on the way to Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1094\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1094-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old stone building with blue shutters and a wooden balcony in Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The car ferry took 2 1\/2 hr and we cruised past many of the Ionian islands in the Ionian Sea. We got our first glimpse of Ithaca, Odysseus\u2019 home. A local fisherman pulled up and sold fresh fish from his boat.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1098\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1098-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Road bike leaning on a fence beside the beach at Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1096\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1096-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Waterfront cafes and umbrellas in the port of Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1099\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1099-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Odyssey bike tour riders relaxing at a harbour cafe in Astakos while waiting for the ferry, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1100\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Local fisherman in yellow waders selling fresh fish from crates on the quay at Astakos, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-230x230.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100-480x480.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1100.jpeg 1801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1101\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1101-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fisherman sorting his catch and ice aboard his boat at the Astakos quay on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1102\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1102-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Riders and bikes resting on the Astakos waterfront beside the Ionian Sea on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1103\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Three Odyssey bike tour riders standing at the water&#039;s edge in Astakos harbour, Greece\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-1000x1000.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-230x230.jpeg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1103-480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1104\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1104-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue car ferry arriving at Astakos to take The Odyssey bike tour to Kefalonia, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1105\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1105-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Odyssey bike tour riders walking their bikes onto the car deck of the Kefalonia ferry, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1106\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1106-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bikes lined up along the wall of the ferry&#039;s car deck on The Odyssey bike tour crossing to Kefalonia, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1107\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1107-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Coiled mooring ropes on the ferry deck leaving Astakos on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>From the ferry we got back on the bikes and rode along the Kefalonia coastline 12km to our hotel, the Kefalonia Bay Palace. The hotel is perched on the side of a mountain requiring a lot of walking stairs before and after a short elevator ride! But the view is outstanding! I am here for the next 5 nights.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1120\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1120-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Harbour town beneath green mountains seen from the ferry in the Ionian Islands on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1119\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1119-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Marina and waterfront backed by forested hills on arrival in Kefalonia by ferry, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1118\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1118-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Villa on a wooded hillside above the sea seen from the ferry in the Ionian Islands, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1112\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1112-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Towering cloud over the calm Ionian Sea on the ferry crossing to Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1111\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1111-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Small wooded islets in the Ionian Sea seen from the ferry to Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1110\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1110-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Low rocky island in the Ionian Sea seen from the ferry to Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1109\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1109-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ionian islands on the horizon across calm blue water on The Odyssey bike tour ferry crossing, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1108\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1108-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Harbour village beneath a rocky mountain on Kefalonia seen from the ferry, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1154\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1154-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sign of the Kefalonia Bay Palace hotel in Agia Efimia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1150\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1150-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yellow villa above a wall of red geraniums in Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1142\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1142-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Neoclassical-style entrance of the Kefalonia Bay Palace hotel on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1143\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1143-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bright marble-floored lobby of the Kefalonia Bay Palace hotel on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1141\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1141-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paved lane dropping towards the bay in Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1140\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1140-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Terracotta rooftops of Agia Efimia stepping down to the Ionian Sea on The Odyssey bike tour, Kefalonia, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1139\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1139-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Timber walkway to a lift tower overlooking the bay at the Kefalonia hotel on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We were supposed to ride to a beach and some caves but the weather changed once we checked in, a thunderstorm and a full double rainbow\u2026so we will incorporate that into tomorrow\u2019s ride.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1147\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1147-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rainbow over yachts at anchor with Ithaca across the channel, seen from Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1149\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1149-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Faint rainbow above the Kefalonia coast and Ionian Sea on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1138\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1138-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rain shower sweeping across the channel between Kefalonia and Ithaca on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We walked about 1 km down to dinner at a local restaurant<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-1239 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1155\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1155-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Clear turquoise water below a rocky shore with pink flowers at Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1157\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1157-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White limestone shoreline and emerald shallows at Agia Efimia on Kefalonia, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1158\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1158-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rock shelves running into clear green water on the Kefalonia coast on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1159\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1159-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sculpted limestone rocks beside turquoise sea at Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1160\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1160-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Palm trees along the seafront path in Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1161\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1161-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Vine-covered taverna terrace on the Agia Efimia waterfront, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1162\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1162-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White honeysuckle blossoms among green leaves on Kefalonia on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1163\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1163-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diners under a pergola at a seaside taverna in Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1164\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1164-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Garden terrace shaded by a tree with a view over the bay at Agia Efimia, Kefalonia, The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/2023\/05\/31\/ride-to-the-ionian-islands\/img_1165\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1165-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old cast-iron water pump among pink flowers in a Kefalonia garden on The Odyssey bike tour, Greece\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Dinner was outstanding with multiple local appetizers, grilled sardines and grilled swordfish<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1297\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1167-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1167-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/following-the-big-o\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/05\/IMG_1167-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, 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