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From Bozburun to Symi
On the morning of Friday, 22 August 2025, we set off from Çeşme. Five hours later, we met the captain outside the customs gate in Bozburun.
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22 August 2025 – 27 August 2025
Symi 2025
Six family days aboard Beetfish, from Bozburun to Symi’s deep-blue bays, beneath stars and through wind and pufferfish.
Route map
The geography of a journey
Day 1BozburunCustoms and meeting Beetfish
Day 1OğlanboğulduOur first swimming stop
Day 1Symi HarbourCustoms at sunset
Day 1Agios Georgios DysalonasOur first night in the deep-blue bay
Day 2SeskliSailing towards the southern islets
Day 2PanormitisA night in the monastery bay
Day 3Faneromeni BayBreakfast in the secret bay
Day 3Nanou BeachSwimming by the white pebbles
Day 4Gialos and ChorioColourful houses and windmills
Day 5Agios Georgios DysalonasOur final day in the bay
Day 6BodrumThe harbour home
Day by day
Travel journal
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From Agios Georgios to Panormitis
The night was pitch-black and the stars magnificent; sleeping beneath them was wonderful. At 10.30 pm, we fell asleep rocking with the swell.
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Album
Our selected moments
Address book
Places where we ate, stayed and made memories
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Beetfish
Our home and companion among Symi’s bays for six days.
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Agios Georgios Dysalonas
The bay we returned to twice, with sheer cliffs, deep-blue water and a tiny church.
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Nanou Beach
Our swimming stop, with white pebbles and navy-blue umbrellas.
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Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis
The historic and spiritual centre of Panormitis Bay, marked by its great bell tower.
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Faneromeni Bay
Breakfast shared with the bees in Orkun and Osman’s secret bay.
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Tholos
The women-run restaurant at the far end of Symi harbour, where we ate goat.
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Haritomeni Taverna
A beautiful dinner and new-moon view at the end of a steep climb.
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