August in Symi

The harbour is so crowded at this time of the year, this catamaran decided to double park and raft up to a neighbour.



The morning after the end of Ramadan.  This year Eid, the holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, fell in early August, bringing us far more Turkish boats than usual.  The harbour and outer anchorages were packed on Wednesday night.



Wall to wall yachts.  The gap is left by the Dodecanese Seaways catamaran which had pulled out only minutes before.



This old Bosphorus vaporetto looks as though it is straight out of the film 'Fitzcarraldo'



Pedi bay, looking like a floating town.  I counted over 50 yachts and motor boats in there at 7 this morning.



There are, however, some quiet and uncrowded places.  There is a cat in this photograph of the Kali Strata.



Like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, the cat disappeared down a narrow alley...