The Road to Korfos

Dear Family and Friends,

Yesterday, after returning from my walk, I found Polley dressed for a trip. Apparently wires had gotten crossed and she thought we were heading out early and I thought we were staying in. So, needless to say, we hit the road!

We drove again out east, but instead of heading south as we had done previously, we turned north at the sea, just outside of Ancient Epidavros, looking to go up the coast towards Korinth. As with the southeastern coast of the Peleponnese, it was one photo-op after another

The blue of the sky and the shades of blue and green in the water seemed "photo-shopped." They were not! After about an hour and a half of driving, we notice a small village of Korfos on the map with little after it until we reached Korinth. So, we took a chance and headed off the main highway. There is one road in and one road out of Korfos. But as we came around a bend, after about 10 kilometers of "twisty, windy, bendy" (the words of Angela Sturgis, our hostess in Crete), we lloked down on a glorious little bay and the town of Korfos

We took the tour of the town, riding along the shore, passing one closed taverna after another. The season is clearly over. So, we turned around and made our way back in the opposite direction and then found Taverna Ostrako. I asked the lady if she was open, and she indicated a place at the harbor. We found a table

Polley, the day before, in Nafplio, found a new hat! So, we settled in for lunch. Our hostess,

Told us the fish was fresh, her husband having just caught it that morning, so, it was fish. She insisted I come into the kithcen and pick them out.

I chose Nikos and Stavros, the two on the far left. We also had the requisite Greek salad and fried potatoes. The meal was to die for. The fish was fried in their own olive oil which also was generously poured over the salad which included a chunk of feta about the size of second base! It was a perfect Greek experience. Fresh food, delicious tomatoes and a light, moist fish, served overlooking a pristine harbor of boats.

The boat on the left provided today's lunch. We left promising ouselves that we would return to Korfos at some future time, perhaps even planning a few days in the town. We certainly know a good place to eat. We did find that Korfos is a place that many Athenians come for weekends. We felt fortinate to hit it on a Thursday. Our idylic Greek hieaway may be very different on Saturday and Sunday. We prefer to remember it as it was yesterday. More later, with ust a week to go.

 

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