A short 1.8 nautical miles to Symi harbour from where we were securely anchored we decided to dingy in and see if we could reserve a mooring for a few days.
We found the Port Police guy who simply informed us that there would be space and sent us on our way. Back in the dingy it looked like a mass exodus was underway so we could not get back to the boat fast enough.
Dingy up and we were motoring into the harbour within minutes.
A very friendly port supervisor directed us to an ideal spot on the wall in town and helped with our lines. We plugged in the power and water for the cost of just 8Euros and happiness descended upon the Summer Amy.
We hadn't seen so many catamarans since the start of our trip.... you'll notice, they take up a fair bit of space. No wonder they charge a premium when they do charge.
A truly beautiful town is Symi. Described in 'the book' as "like discovering an exotic plant in the desert," a must if you're headed this way.
A specific architectural design and controlled colour scheme is effective and perfectly suits the setting.
A small enough town to walk around, but also great for the kids on their bikes.
The Frasers made it after being told the previous evening that the ferry was full which meant they'd have to catch the afternoon ferry. It is expensive to burn a whole day when your holiday is finite so they took a chance on a cancellation. When they turned up at 7:00am they were sold a ticket and no mention of the full ferry. Greg was our first customer at the youth hostel we opened in Portugal back in 1981 and we have been great friends meeting in various parts of the world ever since. We got them accommodated and shortly thereafter introduced them to one of the more arduous activities we have to endure..... and here's a picture
We spent a very pleasant couple of days in Symi, sampling the various restaurants and bars. We taxi'd over to Pedi Bay to see what we would have anchored in if the mutiny had been successful.
It would have been manageable although once there it is so beautiful we would probably have stayed and bussed into Symi.
The next destination was open book so we decided to do another couple of Greek Islands before heading into Turkish waters.
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