| After visiting Delphi we waited an extra day due to weather before sailing on toward the Corinth Canal. Saturday, September 2, we passed through the Corinth Canal connecting the Ionian Sea to the Aegean Sea. This canal, being narrow, was run just like a road construction site, allowing only one way traffic to pass through at a time. We had to wait almost an hour for our turn. Once given the signal, it was a �real high� to pass through this 3.2 mile long canal, just 81 feet wide, with limestone sides rising vertically 230 feet at the highest point. In ancient times small ships were dragged across the isthmus on rollers. Although there had always been a desire to link these two seas, it wasn�t until 1893 that the canal became a reality. Now every Tuesday the canal was closed for dredging and repairs to its crumbling limestone sides. |
