Blue Star Patmos, Symi (and happy Birthday to Neil!)
The Blue Star Patmos came in yesterday on its first Symi run. This ship has replaced the Paros which had been serving us very well all summer. According to the timetable it will be running from Symi to Rhodes on the usual days, Wednesday (08.15 arriving at Rhodes at 09.40) and Friday (07.45 arriving at Rhodes at 09.10).
It will be doing the route’s usual return trips on Wednesday (15.00 arriving at Symi at 16.30) and Friday (19.00 arriving at Symi at 20.25), and it leaves from Akandia harbour in Rhodes. There are a couple of tavernas nearby so if you are using this crossing you can find yourself at Nimos, just inside Akandia gate and owned/run by two Symi friends, or there is another one at the entrance to the harbour which is also a handy place to sit and chill as you wait for your boat.
For details about traveling to Symi head over to the Symi Visitor Accommodation travel blog where Andy has also put summaries of the other boats and their timetables.
We were down in the harbour on Tuesday night to have drinks with some friends, and then came back up to do the usual stop-off at Rainbow to meet with others. It’s such a sociable time of year over here; but we were still up early to get through our daily chores, work and jobs, so that’s fine. I’m not sure what state we will be in on Friday though as a group of us are going out to celebrate Neil’s birthday tonight and it could get messy.
I’ll leave you with that thought as I have a present to wrap, and I’ll leave you with a couple more shots from Tuesday to go with it. PS. I now know that yesterday’s bird was a chiffchaff – thank you Lyndon!
