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11/06/23
« on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 02:23:30 »
Kef fire risk 11/06/23: Low

Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.8870 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1059 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1274 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9042 €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 11/06   26°/19°   22 km/h   05%   Starting cloudy then turning sunny
Mon 12/06   26°/19°   23 km/h   15%   Sun & cloud
Tue 13/06   26°/19°   20 km/h   23%   Mostly sunny
Wed 14/06   26°/20°   13 km/h   06%   Mostly sunny
Thu 15/06   27°/20°   16 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud
Fri 16/06   25°/19°   21 km/h   45%   Scattered thunderstorms possible
Sat 17/06   25°/19°   24 km/h   33%   Isolated thunderstorms possible
Sun 18/06   25°/19°   24 km/h   24%   Sunny
Mon 19/06   26°/19°   22 km/h   12%   Sunny
Tue 20/06   27°/19°   20 km/h   06%   Sunny


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Re: 11/06/23
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 02:31:50 »
Two donkeys in life jackets being towed by a boat... what a great video clip that would've been!


Here it is: Two donkeys in life jackets being towed by a boat

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https://youtu.be/aaJuFlLiY8Q?t=1

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Re: 11/06/23
« Reply #2 on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 15:16:32 »
Body of a 64 y-o male, assumed to be Greek, recovered yesterday morning from the sea at Alykanas, Zakynthos.

A British national on holiday, according to the birminghammail.co.uk

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Re: 11/06/23
« Reply #3 on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 19:13:58 »
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Islands desperately need doctors

In many of the most popular tourist destinations, owners would rather rent short-term to visitors than offer the house to medical professionals. It is not uncommon for the latter to be asked to vacate their rentals as the summer season approaches. And, as a senior National Health System source tells Kathimerini, there are three types of problem islands: those, like tourist havens Mykonos and Santorini, where rents are too high; others, like up-and-coming tourist destination Milos, where one cannot find rooms to rent; and, finally, those small, isolated islands, some of which offer rent-free accommodation, but where doctors are not interested in going. The latter have told central authorities that they should subsidize such positions: The presence of even a general practitioner would cut down on the number of medical airlifts, each of which can cost 25,000 to 30,000 euros.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1212952/islands-desperately-need-doctors/


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Re: 11/06/23
« Reply #4 on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 19:16:06 »
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Nicola Sturgeon arrested in SNP finances inquiry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65871857

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Re: 11/06/23
« Reply #5 on: Sunday, 11 June, 2023 @ 20:31:52 »
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Police release Nicola Sturgeon without charge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65873423