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Maik:
Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8866 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1279 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1169 USD   $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7139 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5834 €UR
   
Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates.   
Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower.    
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.   
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office.   
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".    
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.   
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.   
   
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:   
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.   
Updated forecast @ weather.com   
   
Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast   
Tue 26/03   20°/14°   31 km/h   82%   Rain & winds probable   
Wed 27/03   22°/13°   27 km/h   10%   Mostly sunny    
Thu 28/03   18°/11°   20 km/h   15%   Sunny    
Fri 29/03   21°/12°   11 km/h   05%   Mostly sunny    
Sat 30/03   22°/13°   08 km/h   04%   Mostly sunny    
Sun 31/03   22°/14°   12 km/h   04%   Sunny    
Mon 01/04   23°/16°   17 km/h   02%   Mostly sunny    
Tue 02/04   22°/14°   19 km/h   05%   Sun & cloud    
Wed 03/04   21°/15°   15 km/h   10%   Sun & cloud    
Thu 04/04   21°/14°   17 km/h   09%   Sun & cloud    
   

Maik:

--- Quote ---2023 a year of negative weather records for Greece

Greece smashed a total of nine climate records in 2023, according to a recent report by Climatebook.gr, a website dedicated to the subject, with expert contributors.
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https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1234500/2023-a-year-of-negative-weather-records-for-greece/

Maik:

--- Quote ---Greek Island’s Only 2 Students Joined by Athens Kids for Parade

Parents and students from a primary school in the metropolitan area of Athens traveled to Agathonisi, a small island in Greece’s Aegean Sea, to participate in the island’s Greek Independence Day parade alongside the only two students from the local school of Agathonisi.
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https://greekreporter.com/2024/03/25/greek-islands-only-2-students-joined-athens-kids-parade/

Maik:

--- Quote ---Guernsey charity at 'loggerheads' with post-Brexit paperwork needed to get turtle home

An animal charity in Guernsey is facing challenges trying to return an endangered turtle to its native home of Gran Canaria.

The loggerhead turtle, which been named Barnacle Bill by staff at the GSPCA, washed up on the island's west coast in November following bad weather.

As the animal is on the endangered list, it needs export and import paperwork before it can be moved.

Two of the three documents have been signed by officials in Guernsey but the charity is still waiting for the Spanish government to provide import forms.

GSPCA manager Steve Byrne says there are different processes in place now: "Because we're now outside the EU [European Union], whereas we weren't before when we moved turtles, we may have to go via Madrid or another city in Europe for quarantine purposes.

"We may have to do extra tests on Barnacle Bill and future turtles, which we haven't previously had to do."
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https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2024-03-25/spanish-turtle-stranded-in-guernsey-for-months-due-to-post-brexit-red-tape

Maik:
Mains electricity supply down for maintenance between 08:00-15:00 tomorrow from outskirts of Vlakhata along Poros road towards Simotata and Sissia.
 

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