Symi time slip thanks to boats
Once again a late start (for me) so a short blog post. I popped over to Rhodes yesterday with the godsons; we had a great adventure on the Blue Star and I finally got around to asking for my ‘Sea Smiles’ card.
Just so you know: this is a loyalty card and each time you buy a ticket or a drink, meal etc., you show your card and build up points that will eventually lead to discounts on tickets. I nipped down to the reception desk on the boat and asked for a form, filled it out and handed it over and the helpful lady there gave me the temporary card straight away. So easy – and the form was available in Greek and in English.
I had a bit of a shock this morning. I didn’t hear the alarm as I’d left it in another room (it’s the alarm on my tablet, in case you thought I was in the habit of leaving alarm clocks sitting around the house like some character best suited to a Lewis Carrol story). I didn’t even hear the cat going off and so woke up half an hour behind schedule. That wasn’t a shock but when I went to my office and opened the shutters, there’s the Dodekanisos catamaran pulling away and heading towards Nimos and beyond like an early morning Buzz Lightyear. Strange; that doesn’t usually happen until half nine. I checked the alarm clock and realised that, as it was till only seven, this must be an extra boat put on for Easter as we are now, almost at the great festival.
And on that note, I’ll be off to get on and should be back with something less hurried tomorrow.
