Kefalonia (or Chepalonia. or Cefallonia. or Kafalonia)

Lisa and I have just returned from a week away in Κεφαλονιά (I could only find one spelling in Greek). Yes, I must admit that the island was probably brought to my attention, like most people, by that film. We stayed at the resort of Lassi, at the Olive Garden Apartments which were fairly basic but had a fantastic view. The downside was the steep and winding road between us and the beach & restaurants. Walking downhill was fine, but come back up at any time other than late evening, especially with shopping, was not much fun.

Sadly, we didn't go to visit the likes of Myrtos Beach as we opted to stay put and relax as much as possible. I think it would certainly be worth going back to explore the island in a hired car, which from what other holiday makers said was great fun to do. What I did do was lots of swimming, and tried out a disposable underwater camera that's sitting on my desk waiting to be developed. Hopefully some of the photos came out well, although for a fiver I'm not expecting too much.

Not surprisingly then I managed to finish of my second Christopher Brookmyre novel, the interestingly titled Boiling a Frog. I guess I enjoyed it as much as the last one I read, and will probably try to read my way through all of them at some point. From there, it was straight through Inversions (leaving only Look to Windward for me to read), which exhasuted my book supply. So, I borrowed Lisa's Robert Goddard book Hand in Glove which I found very easy to read, rather hard to put down, but ultimately not really to my taste. I suppose it's good to try something new every now and then, but it seemed to lack the humour and depth that I'm used to.

Other than books, I managed to pick up a few bargins from the local Dixons store before we left. Having completed Zelda recently, I was ready to get stuck into another adventure game: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is much more fun than I thought it would be, and has some very clever gameplay features that I've never seen before. Highly recommended. I also icked up the sequel in the Advance Wars series, Black Hole Rising. Nerd alert!

So amdist the sunbathing, reading, swimming, and game-playing, we enjoyed the views, food and the relaxed pace of life over there.

It's never easy to get back into the routine of work after a holiday, but I've got things to look forward to: I finish my current job in 4 weeks, leaving me a week to myself before starting a (hopefully) exciting new career in London.