San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

Not long for you now Karen.....and the good news is the rubbish is on the move ( please refer to the other thread)

So the mistral winds of yesterday have died down somewhat today, although this afternoon there was still enough breeze for the kite surfers to be out enjoying themselves!

With the warmer evenings, there seem to be alot more people having a nightly stroll, and enjoying the balmy temperatures.

Karaoke tonight at Condor, someone's doing a pretty good rendition of 'any dream will do' right now!

Hi Karen, no problems with getting money out of ATM's or getting stirling changed into euros. There was a short length of time on Friday after the Brexit vote when some places in Europe weren't exchanging, as they were waiting for the currency fluctuations which happened after the vote results to calm down and stabilise

So today started a little overcast and cooler, but then the sun came through to give us a hot one for most of the day. The Mistral winds have picked up over the last few hours though, and now they're pretty strong, resulting in some of  the beachside places having to close for this evening, so no Chilly Chili, who get blasted by the winds up on their sand dune!

Our new neighbours have been doing their last prep, ready to open on Friday, doing burgers, toasties, sandwiches and drinks. They've been waiting for the usual paperwork snail to get their licences ready, but should be all good to go ready for 1st July.

Sounds lovely Balkus....yes George has been busy pre season, and the area at Vicky Pool with the new seating and shade for eating whilst overlooking the beach great.

So, we've had some glorious hot sunny days for the last few days 

Yesterday saw Aquarius Bar busy in the early afternoon with lots of people having pre wedding drinks, all dressed up and looking very smart! Nice to see the bride and groom being driven through the village after the ceremony in a white open top VW, looking like they're were definitely having the best day, and hopefully they were!

It got very humid last night, and we were all expecting a storm, we got a fantastic light show courtesy of the lightening out to sea over the Diapontia islands, and a small rumble of thunder, but it stayed dry.

And this evening is once again pretty humid, so lots of al fresco dining and drinking tonight....Olympia very busy, as is Bar 38. Silver Star has lots of people watchers enjoying their outside area, whilst across the road others have been watching football in El Greco.

And tonight is the very popular Greek night at Romanza, and at Ozzy Oil, Nikos is cooking your meat on his BBQ grill tonight, whilst you can enjoy some sangria whilst waiting for it to be cooked.

Another lovely sunny day again, although a tad breezy on the beach this afternoon and evening, with quite a few waves rolling in!

I think Lesley has mentioned it on another thread, but in case you've not seen it, I'm pleased to say the local bus service that goes between Sidari and St George, stopping here and Arillas is up and running again, we meet it every morning in Arillas on the way to work! A great little service if you fancy visiting other places nearby.

So a nice walk along the beach late evening gave Bod the chance to run off some energy on a deserted beach, and then we had a nice walk back via the older part of the village, where Kamini bar had some drinkers, and Nafsika and Beer O clock were busy, as well as diners enjoying the view from Beachcombers patio area.

So, after a couple of slightly overcast days, the sun burst through again today, giving us another lovely day. It got a little breezy late afternoon, but all in all a lovely day.

Yesterday saw most tavernas busier earlier on, as many chose to watch the football, however, for those that aren't footie fans, the older part of the village provided places to avoid it, and Beer O Clock, Manthos, Beachcomber and Nafsika were all busy!

Tonight there's live Irish music in Bar 38, and a tribute to Ska music in Condor.

Yep, you're not wrong Sellsy, it was a storm and a half!!
We didn't bother to leave home until 11am, as there was no way we wanted to drive down in the torrents, and so glad we waited.....having seen photos and videos on internet, if we'd come at our usual time we'd never have got through Arillas or San Stef, yet 1 hour later it was still wet roads, but it was a couple of feet deep at least, before!!

Zorbas and Brusko took the brunt of it here, although both all dried out and cleaned up very quickly. The stream down to the beach is more like a river, and the bridge has migrated along towards Athina!

But now, the sun is shining, and its another nice warm evening...you'd never have guessed what it was like this morning, apart from the tale tell gravel strewn across the road!

Apologies to Condor last night....I said there was no live music, but they had an Amy Winehouse tribute, and judging by how many there were watching, she seemed very popular!

Tonight, live music in Bar 38, and we must say a HUGE congratulations to Manthos, who's taverna is celebrating 40 years in business tonight, what an amazing achievement! Xronia Polla Manthos taverna, have a great night!!

Another lovely day again today.....some cotton wool clouds over the mountains inland, but nothing to block out the sun here!

The watersports are in full swing now, with the inflatable rings out on the floating platform, all ready for anyone keen to be bounced along behind a boat in one!

Another food option starting in the village, with Margarita at 3W's bar now making and serving fresh savoury and sweet crepes

And the Euro's start tonight, so lots of the bars will be showing the football, but there's still other options for the non footie fans....I can hear the karaoke at Condor from here!