Are we nearly there yet?

As soon as Ron landed on Kos tarmac he came over all Demis Roussos meets Dimitris Deverikos. The Drive to Kefalos was like the trip around Marble Arch and Hyde Park Corner. Any sense of peace, tranquillity and relaxation that may have been induced by several Gin and tonics on the plane soon gave way to pure terror. The race to get to Kamari Bay was adrenalin fuelled as quite often the plane was so late that the petrol station was closed and my chance to say ‘Ekosi euro parakalo’ had to wait till the next day with fingers crossed that we had enough fuel to get to Kefalos.

With indicators muddled by windscreen wipers and message to self ‘you forgot to bring the new ones with you, bought in double packs from Halfords as you know they perish quickly out here’ the lights of Kamari Bay beckoned like a Siren from Greek Mythology.Seat belt rules do apply especially in the Kardamena, Antimachia location but Ron forgot unless I started shouting, no different from home really. The rush was on, with taxis overtaking at the last minute and us reciprocating, worry beads flipping back and forth and that was me, and eyes closed in case cats or dogs ran out across the road.

So eager to get to Kefalos one year we veered off to the right at speed into Antimachia by the High school and ended up inches short of a large Carnival model on a truck, ‘who’d have thought they kept them from the February parades in both Pyli and Antimachia ‘.Scary in daylight and terrifyingly surreal in the dark. ‘my God those travel tablets were powerful didn’t think they were hallucinogenic’. With equal reversing speed we got back onto Highway One hoping nobody had seen us. The road might be straight most of the way but with hidden bends close to Cows tethered to the side of the road and chance of a goat crossing I always hated the night drive. Daytime equally traumatic as the Quad Bikes took over the road dicing with death from the coaches. Give me a scooter any day although not having the best control over my centre of gravity maybe not a good idea.

Screeching to a halt we’d arrive just in time for a large Metaxa times two, I’d definitely need one by then. It’s amazing how quickly you can get to Kefalos from the airport Greek style and still be able to say Kalanixta.

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