Having seen the tempting sign that said "Nice Walk" we decided it had to be done!
Sunrise in Galaxidhi
As the daytime temperatures have been in the high 30s, we decided to get up early to do the walk - glad we did!
Up at the windmill by 8.00am
Not sure what the solar panel is for? Intriguing but unfortunately the door was locked.
Looking down from the windmill to the town of Galaxidhi. I have to say at this point that the sign on the previous post down in the town was the only footpath sign so we did have to find our own way through this sort of terrain of rocks and wild thyme. However, once up there we could make out a track going back down so a different route back.
After a much needed drinks stop we saw another sign directing us along a path to a cave - not so far or high this time!
Inside the cave - it was obviously a burial site at one time.
Local residents out for a morning stroll..........
.........and this is their residence in the harbour.
HOT!!
Lovely local fresh figs with yoghurt and honey for breakfast!
Leaving Galaxidhi we headed south easterly across the Gulf of Corinth and into Corinth Harbour
Looking across the fishing harbour into the modern town. How tall are those palm trees?!
Next morning we went through the Corinth Canal.
This is the entrance and the black and yellow blocks on either side are where the road has dropped down under water to allow boats to pass.
Very steep, high sides - an amazing feat of engineering. Those dots are actually people on the bridge.
The canal was dug through the isthmus at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) in length and only 21.4 metres (70 ft) wide at its base, making it impassable for many modern ships.
The canal was initially proposed in classical times and a failed effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD.[2]Construction recommenced in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders. It was completed in 1893, but, due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems, and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators.
It feels very narrow as you go through!!
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Out of the Corinth Canal and we are now in the Saronic Gulf. The Gulfs and the canal basically separate the Peloponnese from the rest of Greece.
We intended sailing across to the island of Aegina but the winds weren't favourable so we stopped off in Korfos as we hadn't been there before.
Dave chose to have the fish soup - more of a DIY soup - a bowl of broth and a plate of fish and vegetables!
Is this what Wordsworth meant by "I wandered lonely as a cloud......."?
One tiny cloud in the sky as we motor sailed over to Aegina.
Fishing boats on the town quay in Aegina town.
Time to get the laundry done, stock up with supplies and fill up with water while we wait for Chris and Desi to arrive.
Fruit and vegetable "caiques" on the harbour - selling produce off the boats.
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