San Stephs New Wide Beach!

[Gillywoo]

Gill and I had a weekend in Corfu Town last week and had a fantastic break, with the weather being warm and sunny Corfu was busy with all the Hotel and Taverna owners getting ready for summer.

We had a drive to San Steph and it was a hive of activity with many owners out decorating and getting ready for the new season.

We had a walk up to the path above the Havana Bar which was having a refit and were surprised how wide the beach was, it is back to the size it was in summer 2008 when we first visited San Steph.

The locals say the cold, dry winter has allowed the beach to rebuild with the wind coming from Albania piling the sand against the San Steph shore line.

I will try to upload a photo later to show just how wide the beach now is.

Andy

[Jules]

Thanks for that update Andy

[don]

Doesn't look too big today. Looks nearly as bad weather there as here!

[debra]

Hi Andy
Thanks for that.  Sounds a great thing to do fly over for a few days - where do you actually fly from?  Would LOVE to spend Easter there.

[romanza man]

 :)Glad to hear that people are getting ready for the season starting. With all their problems i hope they have a good summer.
Roll on July.

[Denise]

Hear hear. Roll on August !!!!

[romanza man]

I see what you mean Don, just checked the web cam. It looks really wild, up in Teesside at the moment its chilly but the sun is breaking through.

[debra]

Well it really is raining cats and dogs here in Derbyshire - bank hol again!

[don]

Typical wash out bank holiday.... Just made comment that I'd have had a better day at work only to be reminded that I don't do mondays...

[Waspman]

The beach doesn't look too wide to me, just enough room to skirt the Athina fence without getting my feet wet, hope it improves somewhat.

[don]

Certainly looks better today!

[Gillywoo]

The storm this weekend has pushed the water over the sand but on a dry calm day the beach is a lot bigger than it was last season, have a look in a few days time when the weather improves.

Andy

[tonyco1]

Thanks for that Andy!
Tony

[lizzie]

  Summer is def. here - the beach just looks bigger 'cause there are no sunbeds .  Still enough to go round. 

[tonyco1]

Good point Lizzie, but the beach always seems to shrink when the Mistrals are blowing heavily onto the beach,
and then look bigger on the calm days - I still remember - back in the day - in the eighties -
when we all had to take beach mats with us onto the beach, no beds at all then!!

And the Kantina was on old VW Camper van driven daily onto the beach!!

The beach was much wider in those days!