Rhodes
October 2015
Rhodes has a beautiful and famous harbor
but not that many secure and sheltered bays for anchoring (and avoiding the exorbitant
marina prices). So we left our exploration of Rhodes until we had the boat
safely settled in Marmaris Bay at Yat
Marina. So we travelled to Rhodes as more “run of the mill” tourists which was
a treat for us – ferry transport, taxis, hotels, restaurants, rental cars etc.
!
A few days were spent on the island of
Rhodes – easily reached by fast boat from Marmaris, Turkey. The buildings and old town are wonderful,
full of amazing architecture, narrow streets to explore and as many tourist
shops as you could want. It was a
holiday atmosphere with street cafes taking up most of the walking area. To get away from the touristy area we hired a
car and visited a small town of Lindhos.
Lindhos has narrow pebble-paved streets and
white washed houses with red roofs. A
beautiful small town. Donkeys are the
main form of transport and are available to take tourists up to the bluff above
town to view the ancient acropolis and the Temple of Athena, located inside the
Knights Castle. The faces on tourists
sitting high and obviously uncomfortable on a trotting donkey is priceless –
the donkey does this trip many times a day, knows where he is going and refuses
to adhere to any instructions to slow down, turn the corner or not run over the
tourists walking up to the acropolis. We
watched in amusement while walking tourists scattered when speedy donkeys
rounded the corner simply intent on reaching their destination to rid
themselves of hefty riders. The
procession was followed by their “handler” who yelled instructions and
apologised whilst running along trying to catch up with the donkeys.
