Adriatic Trip Day 14: Kefalonia

Monday, June 23, 2025

During the night, the Orion traveled from Delphi to Kefalonia, one of the Ionian islands just west of the Greek mainland. After breakfast, we departed by Zodiac boat to visit two caves on the island. The first was a “wet cave,” which we visited using local rowboats. Portions of the cave were lit naturally by an overhead opening and other portions were closed from above but lit from below by a subsurface opening to the outside.

The second was a large, dry cave, reminiscent of various caverns we have visited in California, featuring large numbers of stalactites and stalagmites. There was a large cavern with excellent acoustics in which we were told famous singers have practiced and performed. One of our group members sang a short song to give us an idea of the sound.

After returning to the Orion for lunch, we took a Zodiac boat back to the island to explore Sami Town, a small village adjacent to where the Orion was anchored. We opted to join a photo walk, where two photography experts from the ship led us in exercises to improve our photographic skills. They gave us a few challenges, such as taking pictures of reflected images, and gave us feedback on the photos we took. It was a fun exercise, although it was early in the afternoon on a hot day.

The day finished with the usual cocktail hour and presentations, followed by dinner on the Orion.

This article is part of a series about our recent trip to Italy, Greece, Albania, and Croatia. To see the introductory article in the series, click here.