How we did it
TRAVEL
Bonkers as it sounds, you can drive from London to Kefalonia in around 37 hours, traversing seas with the Eurotunnel and later a ferry from Brindisi in Italy to Sami on Kefalonia. Alternatively, we flew with Easyjet in October, with prices around £110 return plus £40e/w for a bike.
ACCOMMODATION
We stayed with Simon Wallace of
Pro Camp Cycling, which offers cycle training camps and holidays out of Skala, where Simon has a luxury villa with pool and sea views. The villa sleeps up to six in three bedrooms, and Simon offers training camps in May, September and October for groups of four to six. Prices are £795pp, which includes everything bar flights and food and drink when riding, with a discount for the group leader. See procampcycling.co.uk.
THANKS
Huge thanks to Simon, who was everything from fixer to expert guide to gregarious host to pomegranate picker (he’ll send you off with the ones he grows). Thanks also to Nickie Warboys, who drove the support van.
Also coming soon to Kefalonia will be the GFNY Kefalonia gran fondo. Keep an eye on gfny.com for details.