Symi websites and a short break
Friday was all go on the boat front. The Blue Star Diagoras came in at the same time as the Dodekanisos came in, there were a few private sail-boats coming in and out so it must be good sailing weather, and there were several fishing boats coming and going too. The patrol boat was out in the bay and the sea was mainly calm and flat with rivulets of silver in and out of the blue of the sea; different currents, or different water temperature perhaps, I’m never quite sure.
But the weekend starts here and, for me, it is going to carry on all week as I am going to take a week’s holiday from blogging and will be back with you the week after next. Just a quick break so I can get some other projects seen to. We’re editing ‘Remotely’ and I have several kind folk reading the MS and sending in typos and feedback, so I want to concentrate on that for a while. It will also give me time to replenish the photo stock folder for future posts. But while I am off line…
Don’t forget your other Symi resources. You can find out all kinds of info about life on the island from blogs and Symi websites, you can check out your holiday accommodation, the boats and other things you might want to know, and you can do it in various ways.
Adriana’s Blog comes out twice per week and gives you updates and great photos of what’s going on and how things are.
Symi Visitor will give you ideas for holiday accommodation and there’s also a chat page you can get involved in, ask questions and find answers from Symi fans, professionals and regular visitors. That’s at the Symi Visitor Symi Forum. (The other Symi chat page is now redundant and has not been used for a few years, so this is the definitive and only place to chat.)
The Symi Webcam will give you minute by minute shots of Yialos and the comings and goings of harbour life.
Kalodoukas Holidays will let you see what accommodation they have around the island.
Symi Art will give you a wealth of photos to view.
Blue Star Ferries have their site where you can check out the timetable and also book ferries – it’s in Greek with an English language option.
Dodekanisos Seaways will do the same for their craft and schedule, which now includes almost daily sailings from Symi. Again, English is possible and there’s a flag symbol to click on to change the language. (Top right.) There’s no Symi boat on a Tuesday or Thursday, but you can do the Rhodes – Symi journey at 8.30 on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, returning on the 17.35 from Symi to Rhodes on the same days, with the Express coming into service from April 11th.
For more travel info try the Symi Visitor Travel Blog. It’s always wise to check boats before boking independent flights so that you can arrange to get to the island on the same day as you arrive in Rhodes.
And there are loads of other good Symi info sites (apologies for not being able to mention them all here, there are just too many). These sites cover individual accommodation and eateries, hotels, things to do and so on. You can find them if you do a ‘Google’, or use other search engines, and there are plenty at Symi Best. So, your homework, while I am off, is to do your research and check out as much as you can about Symi and spread the word to your friends that this is going to be the best season ever to visit the island. But I want you back here on Monday 11th bright and early and ready to read. Have a good week.
