Simi
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Position 36:36.901N 027:51.449E Simi By the time we had taken up the anchor and secured the
dinghy on the davits it was 8.00am and we set course for Simi, 45 miles away. A big trip ! We tried sailing but the winds were very fluky, blowing 35
knots from the West and then veering right around to the East and dropping away
to nothing on several occasions. The trip however was lovely with quite dramatic scenery,
especially when Mark decided we would take the ‘Sterion Nimou’ pass
between the Islands of Simi and Nimos. The pass is just 4m deep in the centre and you can see the
rocks beneath the water. No wonder the pilot book says ‘ keep looking ahead and
not at the changing bottom beneath you and you will be fine’ Below, you can just see the opening of the pass between the
two islands, and the changing colours of the shallow sea bed.
Below, we are through the pass and we were amused to see two
other yachts, that had been milling around the entrance, follow us through. The right hand photo shows the dramatic entrance to
We decided to anchor in
The town basin is circular with yachts moored stern to the
quays on both sides and local fishing boats filling the gap between. Houses in cream, blue and rose coloured Mediterranean hues
are built into the rock rising above the basin on both sides.
It was very pretty and the architecture was very different
to the other Greek towns we had visited. The colours were amazing as you can see below.
Of course some things are the same throughout
We returned to the anchorage and swam before eating dinner
on board ready for another early start to Marmaris the next morning. |
