Whether to risk the Weather
I am looking out at a great day today, in contrast to Monday morning when it was glorious weather again. Things are set to change, and strong winds are forecast for Sunday when we were planning to go to Rhodes ahead of our trip. We may have to go before then, to be sure – another ‘Symi winter’ thing you need to be aware of if you’re heading this way in winter or spring. The wind and weather can affect the boats, and if you have a flight to make, you need to be sure you’re on the right island. Better to spend four nights in Rhodes so that you don’t miss the flight and the follow-on connections.
We shall decide today what we’re doing as there are no boats this Saturday. Well, there is, but it’s a complicated one. The Dodecanese Pride is running, Rhodes – Symi – Kos – Symi – Panormitis – Kos – Panormitis – Rhodes. So, if we wanted to go from Yialos to Rhodes on Saturday we could get on at 13.30, have a vada at Panormitis twice (once for two hours, once for five minutes) and Kos, and end up in Rhodes eight hours after we set off. We’ll not be doing that, though the 19.35 sailing from Panormitis is not impossible.
Anyway, that’s all for later in the week. Yesterday and the day before, I spent a few hours putting together some posts for while I am on holiday. They will start self-publishing from Monday until the end of the month. They are about my books, so it’s a sales thing really, but there is some other info in the posts about the books and the writing of them, and on Saturdays, you will still have the usual Symi photos. (Today’s are from Sunday.)
