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| Rhodes, Greece Copyright Andy Richards 2017 - All Rights Reserved |
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| Our "Bumpy Rhodes" Excursion Vehicle - Rhodes, Greece Copyright Andy Richards 2017 - All Rights Reserved |
WE DID walk through the castle grounds on our return the the town, but we first embarked on an excursion called "Bumpy Rhodes." The proprietor used a couple old, repurposed military transport vehicles to take us on an excursion up to the summit of the island, and along some pretty - well - bumpy backroads. They definitely called for an off road type vehicle. Our ride included some spectacular views, as well as a stop at a food processing type center up in the mountains, where we tasted honey. It was an interesting experience. As we drove around, our guide pointed out numerous areas where beekeepers had set up small clusters of hives. Each of them were in a different plan habitat, and created different honey flavors. In 2017, honey was a fairly large export product for Rhodes.
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| Viewpoint from one of the highest points in Rhodes Copyright Andy Richards 2017 - All Rights Reserved |
RHODES IS another Greek island that we are scheduled to revisit in 2027. I hope to do some research to see if there are other things, but my current thought is there are only a couple different things to do there. You can walk the medieval city and the castle/fort the sits right on the harbor. Not shockingly, as you exit the fort along the old main entrance way, there are about 100 tourist shops lining the road out. So there is always (always) shopping. You can do a nature type tour, as we did. I do hear that there are some good food opportunities, and Rhodes is known for it food. We stopped during our tour, and our guide had prepared sandwiches, water and soft drinks for us. That worked.
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| One of many beaches on Rhodes Copyright Andy Richards 2017 - All Rights Reserved |
AND THERE are beaches. The beaches, here, though are a bit different than the white, sandy beaches of the Caribbean (and Florida). The water is clear and pure, but the beaches are often more like little micro-pebbles. That doesn't deter beach goers however. Nor does it seem to stop the influx of pleasure yachts that visit these islands from all around the Mediterranean.
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| Rhodes, Greece Copyright Andy Richards 2017 - All Rights Reserved |
OVER OUR years of cruising, we have had one or two close calls making the all-aboard time. This was our first time. Paul and I were "people watching" near the entrance of the castle (about a half a block from the ship), waiting for our wives who were doing some souvenier and gift shopping for friends and family back home. They lost track of the time and we ultimately had to go drag them out of the shop with only minutes left to the time. When we got back to the port, the gate we had come out of was closed, and though we could see the ship, we had no idea how we were going to get to it. Ultimately, we followed the fence down the block to a gatehouse and got access to the ship from there. I am certain we were one of the last groups to board, and I will readily admit that it had my hear racing. Since then we have had a couple others and looking back this one wasn't even close to a "close" call. 😓
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