It was time to leave, and since I had already been at the pier it was easy to get the timing right.
I do enjoy ferries a lot, the busyness is positive and kinda relaxed at the same time. Things move slower and in different ways at sea, so the whole vibe is different from both train and station, planes and airports, and road traffic.
If I could I would of course have explored all of the island, normally I would rent a motorbike, but time & cost put a stop to that this time.
Will I be back? You never know! Especially the fact that its easy, but long winded, to travel between Turkey and Greece using ferries via Rhodes is something I will keep in mind...
Pictures like this are not exiting or anything, but I like the contrast and the way it all curves.
Have I seen this sort of thing thousands of times from my own sailing in my boats across 2 decades?
Actually this sailboat was anchored, so unless it was within an area where that is prohibited it was in the right. Still annoying, and why not just move a little when you see the ferry is arriving?
Maybe I should try to sort out which island is which one, but for a short visit and writing this it should not be necessary.
The light is of course super harsh, lots of glare!
After the sun set there were still an island or two to see before it all got real dark. Lots of pastel colours, but with jpeg only it comes out muddy... Good thing this is #monomad !
I really like the Greek flag, especially on a boat or ship! Its just so clear cut, strict but lively. This experiment came out as acceptably sharp in this one exposure, using a tripod would of course have made everything worse!
Also Greece has thousands of years of maritime history of course, including a substantial part of the shipping traffic world wide in modern times.
So they can certainly be proud of that! Which reminds me of something I really like with these ferries, they use their anchors routinely. That seldom happens in more regulated areas of Europe, where everything is about convenience, not real seamanship...
I really enjoyed watching all of this, and I feel that the mood comes across as it was. The ferries are of course what all timetables and activity revolves around out here, both for locals and tourists!
That's it for the evening on the ferry from Rhodes to Athens!