Monday, May 26, 2014

Mistral redux

After two nights at Monato Hotel on the Kathisma beach Lefkada, we have a plan.  Returning to Lefkas we struck a deal with Yianni at Budget on a rental car to be dropped at the Athens Airport on June 12.  Tonight we are lodged at the Hotel Mistral on the North beach of the Corinthian Sea.  We will explore Southern Greece after a visit to Delphi, the Temple of Apollo and the nearby museum.

The bridge crossing the narrows of the Corinthian Sea provided an amusing moment when we missed the turn for Itea (Anna may claim that I missed the turn, but wasn't she navigating?). Anna wisely suggested that I pulled off the toll line to avoid paying the 13 Euro bridge fee (!) to see if we could improve our lot.  She had spotted a small auto parking area with a pay phone.  She jumped out and yelling across two lanes, she explained to a bridge guard that we were intending to go to Itea.  The guard, a jovial, heavyset man in a yellow safety jacket (think a Greek version of Jackie Gleason in his bus driver uniform), yelled back, "Go to the phone and press 2. Tell them you are a terrible driver and made a mistake. They will help you." Customer service went into action and we were waved across all 8 lanes into the Northbound direction and resumed our drive.


The Monastery just outside of Lefkas complete with an aviary, gardens and lines of visitors reminded Anna of her early childhood experiences at church in Agwam.


Our hosts at Monato provided omelets for breakfast and great cappuccino drinks both hot & cold.  Despite the cooler weather, Anna got in a good swim.  We began to look forward to our new plan, and the insensitive betrayal of both Eric and Martha receded into the past.


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