{"id":1505,"date":"2019-05-17T19:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2024-07-18T12:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:24:14","slug":"day-two-kefelonia-sea-kayak-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/?p=1505","title":{"rendered":"Kefalonia, Greece &#8211; Sea Kayak Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul had looked on the internet before we left home and had made contact with Yvonne at Seakayaking Kefelonia<\/p>\n<p>www.seakayakingkefalonia.com<\/p>\n<p>We booked the trip for &#8216;Argostoli Lighthouse to the airport&#8217;, once we had arrived on the Island.<\/p>\n<p>It was a quick walk down the hill to where the Kayaks are based. \u00a0We arrived at 8.45am and were met with a warm welcome from Tom. \u00a0 The other instructors were making the finishing touches to the kayaks which were already loaded on the trailer. \u00a0Introductions to the other Staff and we were invited to jump in the car and we were on our way. \u00a0Approximately half an hour later and we were at the start of our journey at Argostoli Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1515\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06EEC736-872F-4251-A1E1-C5DCD57DF212-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Meeting our fellow paddlers \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06EEC736-872F-4251-A1E1-C5DCD57DF212-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06EEC736-872F-4251-A1E1-C5DCD57DF212-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06EEC736-872F-4251-A1E1-C5DCD57DF212-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/06EEC736-872F-4251-A1E1-C5DCD57DF212.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting our fellow paddlers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/F6CCD224-4B99-4EF2-916A-4AE1D4A8FF8B.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were given full instructions on paddling, what to wear (with plenty of spare tee shirts and hats for those that needed it) and how to fit our belongings into the hatch in the boat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13CD1F52-6510-4387-B187-8BD6A0B30637-300x195.jpeg\" alt=\"13CD1F52-6510-4387-B187-8BD6A0B30637\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13CD1F52-6510-4387-B187-8BD6A0B30637-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13CD1F52-6510-4387-B187-8BD6A0B30637-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/13CD1F52-6510-4387-B187-8BD6A0B30637-1024x666.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Preparing the boats on a small beach next to the lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E54FD23-77F8-4304-8C4E-FF05130211E9-300x152.jpeg\" alt=\"9E54FD23-77F8-4304-8C4E-FF05130211E9\" width=\"300\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E54FD23-77F8-4304-8C4E-FF05130211E9-300x152.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E54FD23-77F8-4304-8C4E-FF05130211E9-768x388.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/9E54FD23-77F8-4304-8C4E-FF05130211E9-1024x517.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1517\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/57589A3D-2947-4188-BCBA-EA8ED037A671-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"We are off\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are off<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was only a short paddle till our first cave. \u00a0We went into the cave two boats at a time. It was quite dark inside and you could hear the waves crashing further in, in another cavern.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1522\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/160DF69A-D105-40CD-8E11-EF3BF4846BA3-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"160DF69A-D105-40CD-8E11-EF3BF4846BA3\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/160DF69A-D105-40CD-8E11-EF3BF4846BA3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/160DF69A-D105-40CD-8E11-EF3BF4846BA3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/160DF69A-D105-40CD-8E11-EF3BF4846BA3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1526\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1526\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/B62ACA43-58BC-4BD1-9A5F-29D7D884481A-261x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Instructors check out the cave\" width=\"261\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/B62ACA43-58BC-4BD1-9A5F-29D7D884481A-261x300.jpeg 261w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/B62ACA43-58BC-4BD1-9A5F-29D7D884481A-768x882.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/B62ACA43-58BC-4BD1-9A5F-29D7D884481A-892x1024.jpeg 892w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/B62ACA43-58BC-4BD1-9A5F-29D7D884481A.jpeg 1784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Instructors check out the cave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Round a very small headland and we went into another cave.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1525\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A0750B17-A175-4A48-82CB-685DDC91EE40-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"A0750B17-A175-4A48-82CB-685DDC91EE40\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A0750B17-A175-4A48-82CB-685DDC91EE40-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A0750B17-A175-4A48-82CB-685DDC91EE40-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A0750B17-A175-4A48-82CB-685DDC91EE40-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A441C693-20F2-4D95-9CFE-6DFB18761CC0-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"A441C693-20F2-4D95-9CFE-6DFB18761CC0\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A441C693-20F2-4D95-9CFE-6DFB18761CC0-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A441C693-20F2-4D95-9CFE-6DFB18761CC0-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.taylortrip.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A441C693-20F2-4D95-9CFE-6DFB18761CC0-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The third cave was amazing. \u00a0Large enough for all our boats to fit in and looking up we could see the sky. \u00a0The entry was quite low and we went in one at a time with the current so as not to hit our heads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul had looked on the internet before we left home and had made contact with Yvonne at Seakayaking Kefelonia 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