Thursday October 1,
2015
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| Drive route in Greece to date |
Today
consisted of a very long, scenic drive around the Bay or Corinth; this reminded
Norm of driving around the Bay of Fundy in the maritime provinces of Canada. It
was only 150 miles, but again, the speeds were very slow.
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| We started off the day heading down the mountain. Note how these roads twist and turn! How fun! |
What
made the drive most tiring was that the entire route was under construction.
Norm and I, had we been on our own, would never choose to drive this long in
one day. We would mosey along,stopping to
smell the roses.
That is the trade-off with
going with a group. On one hand you get wonderful
camaraderie, the comfort of having tour staff that are mechanically inclined and who know their way around, reserve the best campgrounds and places
to see that they have learned from their years of experience. Plus they arrange for all the guided
tours and transportation, versus staying longer in places that interest Norm and I and having the time to do
the things we might otherwise like to do.
Mind
you, we have been repeatedly told that we could feel free to venture off on our
own at any time and meet up at the end of the day, or if we want, anywhere along the route.
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| Every hour, like clockwork, we take a break. |
No way – the drivers
here are absolute maniacs; even Norm feels uncomfortable at times, and that
takes a lot! Example – we have had
numerous instances of cars passing us on a 2 lane road with solid white stripes
while trucks were coming in the opposite direction. The oncoming traffic casually moves into the
breakdown lane and now 2 lanes becomes 3.
Or how about a car that is passing you being passed by another car going
even faster; again 2 lanes, solid white lines.
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| Are you kidding me? Your passing us HERE? There are cars coming, you idiot!!! |
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| Oh, the views as we drove around the Gulf of Corinth |
We
stopped to get groceries at a brand new incredible supermarket where we all
stocked up with a week or more’s worth of food. (I bought more than the
refrigerator would hold, unfortunately).
Norm bought Ouzo and the appropriate shot glasses to have after our group
dinner at the campground restaurant; this was an unscheduled dinner that was
paid for by the tour company.
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| Wow! Now THIS is a campsite! Incredible! |
What a
campground this is! Twenty feet from the
water’s edge right on the Gulf of Corinth!
The wind was blowing so hard that it whipped up quite rough surf that
allowed Norman to only venture in up to his knees. He said it was very warm, however.
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| I spotted my first European older man in a Speedo that looks pretty good! |
After a
great meal with our new-found friends we were rocked to sleep with the wind
howling and the RV swaying.
