Day 167 – EU – Greece [Nafpaktos to Kaminia]

07/08/20

37km

  From Nafpaktos (Greece) to Kaminia (Greece)

Europe

An early start, a ferry crossing and an easy day on the road by the Gulf of Corinth

I left before the crack of dawn this morning, as I wanted to have time to see what my options were to cross the Gulf of Corinth. I would have really liked to cross over the magnificent Rio-Antirrio Bridge, which I remember was being built when I lived in Greece back in 2003-2004 (and was used to carry the Olympic Torch for the 2004 Athens Games).

It was not to be as the bridge is not allowed to pedestrians. I resorted to boarding a ferry for the crossing. It turned out alright, as I got to have stunning views of the bridge itself, which truly shone in the morning sunlight. The crossing itself was rather short, the bridge being just about 3km long.

I resumed running on the other side and ran across the city of Patras, Greece’s 3rd biggest city. I passed by the Cathedral of St Andrew on the way (Greek orthodox basilica) and mostly the port area, as I was aiming to run seaside.

I continued alongside the coastline, passing by very pretty villages. At this time in the morning, the sea was full of holiday makers taking their morning bath. It was very tempting to stop and join them as the sea was clear and calm and I wouldn’t have minded a little cooling down.

Weatherwise things are a world away from last week’s heatwave. Between a light cloud cover and the seaside wind, I am running again in reasonably comfortable conditions. I am behind on my sleep lately and need a lot more shuteye time, especially as I have now adopted an early rise early start schedule. More nap time is in order!

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