Events on Lefkas / Lefkada

EVENTS PAGE - If you have an event or know of an event on Lefkada coming up, let me know and I will add it to this page. Either send me a message on Facebook or email experthelpuk@gmail.com








Regular Events

Happy Hours
Yacht Club Vliho  5-7pm Every Friday 
Champagne Bar 5-7pm, Every Thursday

Whist Night- Vliho Yacht Club Tuesdays Nights 8pm - all welcome - starts again in September

Live Music Night - Every Friday and Tuesday at 9pm at Conroy's Irish Pub, Lefkada

Quiz Night - Tree Bar, Nidri, Every Wednesday 8.30pm
                   

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Horizon Watersports on Lefkas

Horizon Watersports offer windsurfing, kayaking, paddle boarding and dingy sailing. They are a set of young enthusiastic individuals led by Steve Spearman.

They offer tuition from RYA instructors but the most interesting part of this club is the imaginative set of activities they have set up to help you enjoy the watersports. You can go on a tour of the islands,  join a paddle and dine trip, participate in competitions or club sessions for different age groups.

Their website www.horizonwatersports.co.uk details all the events and activities they have on offer. 

The team are determined to make their watersports centre have a real club feel and particularly want to encourage local residents to join in as well as visitors to the island. They have special rates and schemes for local people so they can really take advantage of their facilities and equipment.

Horizon also has a great ethical feel to it. They have an apprenticeship scheme for underprivileged youngsters to come and train as qualified instructors with a place on the team at the end of their training. They also raise money for the charities Firefly and Sail4Cancer.

You will find Horizon Waersports on the beach close to the BelAir Hotel at the north end of Nidri High Street.

Hidden Treasure on Lefkas

Did you know there are nine locations with ‘hidden treasure’ on the island?

 It’s all part of a ‘secret’ worldwide hobby called geocaching. Geocaching is the real-world treasure hunt that's happening right now, all around you. 

There are over 2 million geocaches hidden around the world and 6 million Geocachers.  It is free and only requires a GPS or Smartphone and access to a computer with internet access. It’s a great activity to do if you enjoy walking and exploring or as a family outing.

Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.

In order to join in you need to follow these steps:-

Register for  free basic membership on

www.geocaching.com

Visit the hide and seek cache page. Enter  your location and choose any geocache from the list and click on the name.

Enter the coordinates of the geocache into your GPS Device and then use your GPS device to assist you in finding the hidden geocache.

Once discovered just sign the logbook and return the geocache to its original location.

You can then share your geocaching stories and photos online.

Give it a try I promise you’ll see some of the most beautiful places on the island.

Travelling from Greece back to the UK by Ferry/Road

I wrote this article back in 2014 for the Lefkas Post but is still useful information today. I have since used this route several times and always found it to be the cheapest and most comfortable way to cross the Adriatic.

Whilst sailing around the Adriatic this summer we discovered a new route to travel back to the UK. When we were in Albania we noticed there are ferries going from Vlores and Durres to Italy. 

We needed to travel back to the UK this August so we priced up our normal route of Igoumenitsa to Venice return. With a car 2 adults, 2 dogs and a cabin for the journey it came out at an astronomical €880. We were therefore encouraged to try the Albanian alternative. Durres seemed to be the best option.

We checked a route planner and Durres is an estimated 6.5 hours drive from Lefkada. The best deal we found was €270 return for the same combination.

The ferry goes to Bari which suited us, and still seemed quicker than the Venice ferry including the extra drive at both ends. The price was also significantly cheaper even taking into account the extra fuel needed to drive the extra distance. 

The drive through Albania was easy enough. It took around 30 minutes to go through the border with no issues. The ferry was very comfortable with a clean cabin. The ferry leaves at 23.00 hours every day and arrives in Bari at 08.00 hours.

I can highly recommend this as a cheaper route to try.  We booked through www.directferries.co.uk or email me on experthelpuk@gmail.com for further details.