Symi to Rhodes, boats in November
Today’s blog post is a ramble around the boat timetable for November/December. As you know we’re heading off for a couple of weeks soon – and don’t worry, the house and Alarm Cat are being looked after – and so, as is usual around here, you have to check the boats to see when you’re going to go. Thing is, the flight is on a Friday morning and although there is a Blue Star ferry on a Friday morning it doesn’t get there early enough, so we have to go a few days earlier, in this case Monday, four days before our flight is due to leave. Why? Well…
Here’s the boat timetable from Symi to Rhodes for the week beginning 23rd November:
Monday 17.45 Pride
Tuesday
Wednesday 08.15 Diagoras
Thursday
Friday 07.45 Diagoras
Saturday 17.25 Pride
Sunday 17.10 Pride
Not that we need to, but you can only come back on the same day if you go on the Diagoras. Now then, you say, what about going on Wednesday? Well, yes, that’s the obvious choice and what we were originally going to do. But the thing is, should something happen and that boat not go (and there have been delays due to strikes) then we are stuck until the Friday morning when the boat, even if on time, would not arrive until about half an hour before take-off. So, the only safe option is to go on the Monday. (When I booked the flights the timetable for boats was not available and I was relying on the Wednesday Blue Star, which is still the fall back option should anything happen to the Monday boat.)
So, a delightful four nights in Rhodes before we jet off to visit Neil’s brother and other interesting sights in Europe. What to do? Well, first off you have to find accommodation and though we usually stay at hotels, and would in this case if it were only for a couple of nights, we’ve found an apartment in the old town at a very good price (€25.00 a night for a one bed apartment including TV, heating and Wifi); I will no doubt do a review of it on Trip Advisor or elsewhere when I get back. So, what’s the Rhodian itinerary?
Well, ideas for what to do currently look like this: Monday night, staying around the Old Town and seeing what a night there is like in November. We are hoping to visit Ancient Kamiros too. This is open every day except Mondays from 08.00 to 14.40 and costs €4.00 to enter. There are buses back and forth to a nearby village and then a three mile walk. Tuesday night? Not sure yet but Wednesday is curry night with our annual Symi Dream outing to Saffron. We were also thinking of a Jumbo visit (from the sublime to the ridiculous) but that will have to wait until our return; I’m not carrying plastic tat around Europe with me. There will also be lots of walking no doubt, and a certain amount of staying in and watching television or reading to save money as the extra two days and nights were not in the budget.
So, while all that’s going on, there will be guest blog posts and I’ve only a few more slots to fill out – and I may have to do that with adverts about my books and Neil’s Symi calendar which you might want to consider ordering now so as to avoid disappointment later. Links are on the right >> and more details will follow over the next few weeks.
