We woke at sunrise on Greek Good Friday to that lovely view.
Instead of heading down to the main road along the Gulf of Corinth, we took the
road along the southern end of the lake, again marked as green (picturesque) on
our map. After a very pleasant drive we joined that major road close to
Nafpaptos and followed it to the Rio Antirio Bridge. This is a beautiful,
stylish construction and makes crossing the Gulf much easier. The bridge was
expected to replace the ferries that had plied the route for many years but
they are still in operation, running a frequent service 24 hours a day. This
might have something to do with the prices with our motorhome costing €21 on
the bridge but only €11 by ferry.
We were heading south of Patras to the campsite where we started our visit to
Greece. Agelika, the owner, had invited back to spend Greek Easter and we
delighted to do so. We stopped at a large My Market supermarket just as we turned
off the main road and joined the many shoppers making last minute purchases for
the Easter weekend.
We arrived at Aginara Beach Camping to be greeted by Agelika as if we were long
lost friends.
Photos: We passed a dairy close to the lake where milk was being transferred from churns on a pickup truck into large tanks and above cheeses were drying in the open air, a very traditional Greek method; A typical Greek chapel freshly painted for Easter; Crossing the Rio Antirio Bridge; Angelika’s delicious stifado.
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