On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:49:10 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:
>Martin wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:04:38 +0100, d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_
>> chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> >Iceman wrote:
>> >
>> >[]
>> >> Pros: islands, beaches, historical sites, good food, inexpensive
>> >> compared to most of Western Europe.
>> >> Cons: The modern parts of Athens are uninteresting, major sites can be
>> >> very crowded in high season, the ferry rides to the islands are
>> >> unpleasant.
>> >
>> >Why? I found them fine.
>>
>> Some are some are not. Some are the oldest things still just afloat in the
>> Mediterranean. Try the Rhodes Karpathos ferry and report back.
>
>Would I notice so much if I was outside on deck for most of the journey?
You would, it was unstabilised and unstable, the only boat I have ever been on
where I was sure it was going to sink and that includes the Scilly Isles
Scillonian ferry in the early 1950s.
Jeremy mentioned a similar Greek ferry on another route.
>I've vague memories of being on an old ship from Naxos...
>
>> > If you really don't like the ferry, the
>> >catamaran routes are worth considering, as they are very fast and
>> >comfortable.
>>
>> You could even fly. :-)
>
>Certainly. Great way of getting to from Athens to Crete in our
>experience, then from Santorini to Athens.
and Rhodos to Karpathos :-)
--
Martin
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