The bridges of Chalkis - Sailing A B Sea (Ep.098)

In this episode of Sailing A B Sea Baz gets a little apprehensive before negotiating the shallows and narrows of the Evia channel in Greece before passing the bridges of Chalkis. The first of the bridges of Chalkis we need to pass was built in 1992 and it was the first cable-stayed suspension bridge built in Greece. The second of the bridges of Chalkis currently is the sliding bridge built in 1962. Prior to that build a bridge has spanned the narrow Euripus Strait between mainland Greece and Evia since the first wooden bridge was built there in 411 BC. In the time of Justinian the fixed bridge was replaced with a movable structure. The Turks replaced this once again with a fixed bridge. In 1856, a wooden swing bridge was built; in 1896, an iron swing bridge, and in 1962, the existing "sliding bridge" For your convenience, we’ve included Amazon links. As Amazon Associates we earn a small percentage from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Turkish waters and Cyprus pilot guide https://amzn.to/3xJgykU Greek waters pilot guide (2014) https://amzn.to/3eeV6wo Mavic pro fly more combo https://amzn.to/3uU4nQf #SailingABSea A brief history of our story and in depth personal blogs that bring you along on our journey can be found at https://www.absea.com.au/ GET MORE WITH PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/SailingABSea FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK - https://web.facebook.com/SailingABSea/ READ OUR BLOGS - https://www.absea.com.au/blogs PICS ON INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/sailingabsea/ Still photos and videos are shot using the Canon EOS M3 with either the EF-S 18–55mm IS STM lens or the EF-M 55–200mm IS STM lens. https://amzn.to/2RpDNzU Underwater video is shot using GoPro Hero 4 Silver https://amzn.to/3uF9eED Sony action cam HDR AS300R https://amzn.to/3t7AJpW Still shots & video Samsung Galaxy S6 We record live sound when possible with a Takstar SGC 598 https://amzn.to/2OEQjdR and voice over sound with a Yeti Blue https://amzn.to/3wNio3B Intro music: Truth of the Legend Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Wishful Thinking - Dan Lebowitz Soul Groove by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/