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Maik:
Kef fire risk 12/06/22: Low

Twenty one new coronavirus cases confirmed on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY, none on Ithaka

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8822 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.1065 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1335 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9038 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate 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
Sun 12/06   27°/21°   20 km/h   05%   Sunny
Mon 13/06   28°/21°   13 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny
Tue 14/06   28°/21°   16 km/h   24%   Sunny
Wed 15/06   28°/22°   12 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny
Thu 16/06   28°/21°   14 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny
Fri 17/06   28°/21°   18 km/h   08%   Sunny
Sat 18/06   29°/21°   16 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny
Sun 19/06   28°/21°   14 km/h   08%   Sunny
Mon 20/06   28°/21°   16 km/h   05%   Sunny
Tue 21/06   29°/22°   19 km/h   05%   Sunny

Maik:
Body of a 66 y-o foreign national recovered from the sea at Faliraki, Rhodes, yesterday afternoon.

Maik:

--- Quote ---Poll says Keir Starmer worse choice for PM than Boris Johnson
Labour ahead of Tories by two points, but Labour’s leader failing to make a personal breakthrough

Boris Johnson makes a better prime minister than Keir Starmer would despite Partygate, the cost of living crisis and the confidence vote in Johnson held by his MPs, according to the latest Observer poll.
--- End quote ---
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/11/poll-says-keir-starmer-worse-choice-for-pm-than-boris-johnson

Maik:
Maybe a sign of the economic times: an increase in thefts of small, portable items such as candles, oil and charcoal burners from the Drapano cemetery.

Maik:

--- Quote ---'Soul relief': Bees help mentally ill on Greek island

On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece's Leros island harbour, a small group of workers in protective gear are busy smoking beehives.

But these are not ordinary beekeepers. Some of them are patients from the nearby psychiatric hospital, participating in a two-decade project combining therapy with professional fulfilment.

On the fields of the estate, patients care for the bees and cultivate their high-quality diet -- lavender, oregano and other aromatic herbs.

In Lepida, to the south of the port, the employees package and label the honey, and dry the herbs in dedicated rooms inside the psychiatric hospital.

The estate produce is then sold in various locations on the island.
--- End quote ---
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220612-soul-relief-bees-help-mentally-ill-on-greek-island

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