Quicksilver in Fri, on island of Kasos. We arrived around noon after a very fast passage in steadily increasing wind. We were the only visiting boat
During the day, trucks were coming every couple of minutes, backing up to the end of the quay on a ramp and letting their load of rubble fall into a barge below.
This truck is waiting for the barge to come in below him.
By evening the quay was filling up with vessels working on the breakwater and fishing boats. On the quay are concrete castings that will be part of the extended outer breakwater.
Fri has a tiny inner harbour. We ate dinner at one of these tables, served by a Romanian waitress (on a summer job) who spoke English, but no Greek!
From the inner harbour, towards the outer breakwater.
At the inner harbour, looking at center of Fri
From entrance to inner harbour, to quay with barge, Quicksilver, and fishing boats. Behind are stacks of the concrete forms for the breakwater.
Rhodes has several harbours, with old fortifications much in evidence. This is the middle one, the Commercial Harbour. The masts and fort in the distance are at Mandraki Harbour.
Quicksilver in Mandraki Harbour, moored under yet another fort. Q has the tallest mast, towards the left of St. Nicholas Fort
Church Of The Virgin of the Burgh, bombed during WW II. Although there are some older remnants, most of what is visible in the Old Town dates from the period of the Knights of St. John (roughly 1100-1525)
Bars near the ferry terminal entice tourists with large, expensive beers!! We chose this place for the wifi, but found more congenial Internet cafés later.
Looking up the Street of the Knights, Rhodes
And back down. The flag is a French flag flying above the French Consulate.
This chapel was apparently built by the English Knights of St. John.
Palace of the Grand Master and part of the city walls
The walls have several layers.
The old moat is now a park.
Cannonballs are common decoration
Over the walls to the new parts of the city of Rhodes
When the Turks were here, they built minarets and domed mosques and baths.
Across the old city of Rhodes, with a ferry in the background.
The rooftops are marvellous
The little white domes in front of the big dome are above the Turkish Baths (still functioning)
Away from the tourist areas, there are pretty streets
A fine wooden door
Another appealing doorway
Another pretty street
And another
An alleyway.
Lion of St. Mark
The hospital of the Knights Hospitaller -- now the Archaeological Museum
A delightful monkey in the museum
A jar with warrior and roosters
A signed pot
Jar with romantic couple
Jar with performers
More cannonballs in the courtyard of the archaelogical museum
Cobbles in the old city of Rhodes
Cobble mosaics in Rhodes Old Town
Perhaps the most striking of the gates, St. Catherine's Gate
St. Paul's Gate, one of several gates flanked by towers that lead into Rhodes Old Town
Another route into the Old Town
Our second stop in Mandraki, next to a Gulet.
