Corinth canal to Athens

A minor ambition fulfilled.To pass down the Corinth canal! It has been closed several times in the last two years as a result of landslides and was due to be now , but fortunately for me they decided to extend this open period till the start of November. Don’t know why because there was bugger all traffic really. I’ve put a couple of vids on YouTube, not very dynamic but interesting to some.

Free mooring night before 10 miles from canal entry.

A hearty boat lunch after the canal🤡

You would have thought Athens would be straight forward but no. . No room at the inn for Kat and me. So I found a wall outside one of the numerous marinas and all seems well . Quite busy with locals sailing but they’ve left me alone and I just have to contend with the day trip party boat which will return about now. Hopefully not requiring my patch of wall!

Up to the acropolis by tram, tube and foot this morning.Bit of an anti climax . Have been about 30 yrs ago so went out of conscience . Couldn’t really come to Greece without visiting Athens and if in Athens; well you know. Any how the place was riddled with cruise liner monsters , a fair few yanks but generally hordes of people. As is often the way the main attraction is covered in scaffolding and the place has no atmosphere at all. Upside to this little outing was € 20 ticket that would only let me in at 11 o’clock inspired me to try my hand at the gate around 9. What with the confusion I went in with out showing ticket so sold it to an American for half price. Every ones a winner!

This was much more exciting. Notice, no people. They arrived by coach as I was leaving. Olympic stadium built around 2000 yrs ago renovated in late 1800 and very atmospheric. Well worth the effort.

Olympic torch collection and a few of the silly mascots they seem to use now .

Last outing today was the George Averoff. A museum battleship moored a few hundred metres away. Technically an armoured cruiser not a battleship. Renovated in 2017 and as the Greek flagship for some years , much revered . Off south east tomorrow going to go where the wind gives me best rate for approximate direction. Got to cut back on Diesel!

There’s my boat against the jetty.