On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:25:23 +0100, Martin wrote
(in article ):
> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:46:00 GMT, Mike Lane wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:46:05 +0100, Iceman wrote
>> (in article <1191332765.723543.154650@r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>):
>>
>>> On Oct 2, 4:04 am, d4g...@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.
>>>
>>>
>>> They were slow and uncomfortable.
>>>
>>>> If you really don't like the ferry, the
>>>> catamaran routes are worth considering, as they are very fast and
>>>> comfortable.
>>>
>>> If I go to Greece again I'll fly directly to the islands.
>>>
>>
>> I'm actually quite pleased when I read things like this, as it means that
>> the
>> majority of islands with no airport may remain free from the horrors of
>> mass
>> tourism for a little longer.
>>
>> Though why anyone would choose to fly if there's a reasonable alternative,
>> is
>> an absolute mystery to me. Flying must be the most uncomfortable,
>> stressful,
>> tedious and generally awful means of travelling yet devised by man. (I
>> suppose cattle trucks in WW2 came close, but I don't count that.)
>
> You obviously haven't used the smaller older Greek ferries a lot.
>
I'm not sure what you class as 'smaller, older ferries'.
I've been on the Nissos Kalymnos, which goes around the Dodecanese, many
times. It's quite small, but it was built in 1988 so it isn't that old.
I've also travelled a lot on some of the really old ferries like the former
D.A.N.E. Sea Line's 'Rodos' and 'Patmos' which were built in Japan in the
early 70s, but these are comparatively large, as is the Taxiarchis built in
Norway in 1976 which I went on to Chios a couple of years ago.
Of course there are still some of the WW2 landing craft vessels still around
in the Aegean, which I've been on from time to time, but these are only used
for very short trips so I don't think they count.
So you're probably right - I haven't travelled much on Greek ferries that are
both old and small. I take it you have?
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