Although Ithaca has been a little deprived of rain this winter, the island is still pleasingly green from most aspects. A hot summer is predicted so this beautiful and quiet view down onto Ag. Ioannis beach just south of Lefki, will no doubt change dramatically when hot and sweaty bodies looking to cool themselves down this summer, colour up the white pebbles of this strand of beach. The road down to Ag. Ioannis or the millionaires' mile as some choose to call it, due to the mansions built close to the shore, has a birds eye view to many of the small coves dotted along the coastline. Aqua waters, crystal clear rock pools, white pebbles, softened and polished by the winter wash, stun the eye on a blue sky day. Cephalonia, opposite, blurs in the warm mist that hovers across its hillsides, leaving Ithaca to sparkle under the sun.