Day Cruise Around Symi Island
Swimming at St. George’s Beach on Symi Island, Greece
Symi Cruise With “the Poseidon”
Twenty-six years later we still reminisce about our trip to Corfu in 1992. The lasting memory is of a day cruise on a small vessel, and swimming from the boat to secluded coves. Lunch was rosemary-seasoned chicken, grilled over an open fire, and served on the beach.
It was a wonderful feeling of freedom and our goal was to relive this memory with a similar experience on Symi Island.
Round the Island of Symi day cruise with “The Poseidon”, Greece
“The Poseidon”, Symi
We read about the Poseidon day cruise before arriving and the deal was sealed when Nicholas, our gracious host, recommended it. On the captain’s recommendation, we arrived early to secure good seats under the canopy joined by two British couples, about our age, and an older Italian couple.
The Brits were repeating visitors to Symi and spoke proudly of the old days in the mid-eighties when their luggage was delivered to the hotel by donkey. The Poseidon trip was a fixed ritual for them and by the look on their faces, we were in for a treat.
Symi Island Day Cruise Lunch Stop with The Poseidon in Greece
Beach Stops and Swimming
We stopped at several beaches and swam from the boat and paid a visit to the Archangel Michael of Panormitis Monastery. The highlight was the final stop at St. George’s Beach when we swam from the boat again. See the feature photo above.
I could go on and on about how wonderful this was. Which beaches we stopped at, what we had for lunch, or the fact the 81-year-old Italian was a better swimmer than I, but we do not want to alienate our readers. Trust us. It was amazing and I hope the pictures speak for themselves.
Roger and Caroline were so kind as to invite us to the local pub for a cold Mythos after the trip. A fitting end to the day.
We warmly recommend this day cruise if you find yourself on the island of Symi.
Check our travel blog post from: Symi Island
Travel Photography From Symi Island in Greece
Approach to St. George's Beach onboard the Poseidon
Approach to St. George's Beach onboard the Poseidon
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The photos in this article are made using a Fujifilm X-Pro2. Lenses: XF 14mm f/2.8 R - XF 35mm f/1.4 R (links to my camera and lens reviews). Editing was done in Capture One Express. I have used of Fujifilm film simulations for some of the photos.
