Symi Greece - A look at Pedi and Saint Nicholas Beach in the summer of 2020
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2020
- A little info I failed to get in the video;
The walk I did from the top of the hill near the windmills to Pedi is about 27 minutes.
From the port area to Pedi is about 33 minutes
From the dock at the entrance to Pedi to Saint Nicholas Beach is about 17 minutes.
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Michael Mosley sadly brought me here. Thanks for the video Meandering Max.
This is a very special corner of Greece
Interesting to see that actual terrain rather than all those journalists waffling on about things they know nothing about. Hopefully Michael is ok.
Exactly
Mainstream hype gutterpress media
Sadly of course we now know that Michael was found dead five days later. He took a wrong turning and headed across high terrain towards Ayia Marina. Not only that but the papers are now full of dead and missing tourists on the Greek islands. Three have recently been found dead and at least three are missing. It is of course tragic for the people concerned and their loved ones. However, it is very frustrating for the Greek authorities that mostly older people are actually setting out for 4 and 5 hour hikes in a 40 degrees plus heatwave. It beggars belief. Of course, those are temperatures in the shade. In the open countryside it is much higher. It is literally suicidal.
40 years ago, I stayed on Symi lotus-eating for three months. A Danish friend and I would sometimes go to Pedi (the 'd' is in fact pronounced as a hard 'th') for an afternoon. It was quite a tidy walk, as there was barely a road and no occupied dwellings and you went on foot as there was not a bus running then, and certainly no scooters. Pedi was extremely quiet, quite still, merely a string of small houses bordering the bay that for the main part were owned by Greeks from the mainland, coming for their annual August holiday. However, there were other people who lived there, and that could be proved when I went swimming in the sheer blue water and come across bobbing turds as there was, I came to realise, no sewage system. Another time we sat at a tiny kafenion and a shepherd brought his flock to a cement slip leading into the bay, and my friend screamed as we realised he had cut the throat of one of the sheep, and begun to flay it. The other sheep continued to graze, unalarmed. Still, the place was hugely peaceful, utterly rural, very lovely against the burnt hills, with hardly a soul about and certainly no tourists. I'm not sure if it has been 'improved' in any way since then, looking something of an untidy mess from what I see here. I'm sure I'm wrong about this.
Thanks for taking me down memory lane, Max. Robert, 74, UK.
You made quite a useful video at the time for all of us wondering after years what this trail looks like... In a Resource Based Economy we would have super scanning drones and hard terrain robots and all sorts of robot diving tools to search in such conditions. Now people are limited by HR and money when it comes to crises. This trail doesn't seem challenging... Like even if he fell he couldn't have fallen on water because of the uneven territory.. unless he went off his track to explore something that caught his attention. However he was later seen walking in Pedi meaning that he completed the walk. Now from what I understand he went back to get his mobile phone but did he ever reach the hotel? Which is the exact location that he went missing and why did it take so long to start searching for him? Was his wife at the beach for six hours and she realised that Mosley went missing after she returned to the hotel? What time did his wife go back to the hotel? Did she notify the police right after she returned or was it upon her return that she decided to wait 6 hours before calling the authorities for help?
So steep near the beach that Max couldn't film it. Mosely would have been climbing those steps in intense heat. But to go missing on a 20 min walk is very strange, that walk looked fairly easy once up that first hill. But not entirely easy, many obstacles in sections
tricky little walk, but not so dangerous for Michael Mosely.
Agreed
According to a Greek journalist on talk TV. She said he said to his wife he wasn't feeling well and was going back to Pedi. If he fainted he could of fallen anywhere, perhaps in a small gap around the rocks. We only saw a small part of that walk. No doubt before long the comments will be flooding in.
Just having a look at the walk Michael apparently took. So many nooks and crannies where he may have taken shelter from heat or whatever. Pretty rugged terrain if you leave the track. Not looking good at this stage. Bizarre that he hasnt been found by dogs or drones. Hoping he is alive and using his Grylls skills until found.
Thank you. Stayed in Pedi for 2weeks in 2017, and walked out to Saint Nikolaos Beach every day. I would often be the first person there. Walk back to Pedi in the afternoon and catch the bus into Symi Harbour. Loved it!
That sounds awesome!
I’ve been watching your videos of the Dodecanese islands this week. They are so uplifting. I love the simplicity of life surrounded by all the natural beauty. Thanks so much for bringing these wonderful videos to our screens!
Thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the videos! The islands are so beautiful and interesting, it was a great experience exploring them.
We stayed in Symi Town in 2016 and took a water taxi to this beautiful little spot. It's a starkly stunning island.
I REALLY want to visit this beautiful place!
Another great video by Meandering Max! Keep it up bud.😄
Thanks man! I really appreciate the support! 🙏
Wow so great to hear you enjoyed Symi.We loved our time on this tiny Island,we also stay down in Pedi,but only find it so relaxing and quiet,apart from the bleeting goats, cockerels,and the church bells.All part of the charm for us.Sad to hear the business owners are doing it tough,such nice, helpfull and welcoming folk.Cant wait for the next video.
I’ll have plenty of reasons to go back. Quite a bit to see and do on such a small island. Thank you so much for your support! A new video will be out in a few days.
Τον τελευταίο καιρό έρχεσαι στην οθόνη μου καί χαίρομαι πολύ γι'αυτό!!!Εύχομαι να είσαι καλά 😊
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Από την Σύμη ήταν ο μπαμπάς μου και από την Αμοργό η Μαμά μου. Τι να πω σε αγαπώ από Χρυσή Αθήνα
Thank you! :) I have Amorgos marked in my Google maps to see someday, I wouldn't mind seeing all the Greek islands at some point. Each one I've seen so far has its own charm. Symi is very beautiful, I love the architecture and the coastline is amazing! I still have much to see of the island too, so I must return someday.
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Σας ευχαριστώ! :) Έχω σημειώσει την Αμοργό στους χάρτες μου Google για να δω κάποια μέρα, δεν θα με πειράζει να δω όλα τα ελληνικά νησιά κάποια στιγμή. Κάθε ένα που έχω δει μέχρι τώρα έχει τη δική του γοητεία. Η Σύμη είναι πολύ όμορφη, μου αρέσει η αρχιτεκτονική και η ακτογραμμή είναι καταπληκτική! Έχω ακόμα πολλά να δω και για το νησί, οπότε πρέπει να επιστρέψω κάποια μέρα.
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Hi Max, I stayed at Pedi about 10 years ago but there was a power station just outside the village. You could hear the noise all night and I remember sitting on the beach at 3 am. That’s what made me leave Symi , the main town was overcrowded, Pedi wasn’t peaceful through the night. I guess places change but I’ve given up travelling beyond Leros.
Oh wow! I saw the power station on the walk, but I didn’t hear any noise from it. Maybe it’s been improved, or it just fires up at night. I hope it’s changed for the better, but maybe my impression was really skewed by the current situation.
I’m extremely happy I got to see Symi as it was this summer, I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. I think that’s what Leros has on a lot of these places and understand why you’d stick with it.
Thanks so much for the comment, It’s great to have your input.
Nice video!!! I hope to go there this summer
Thanks! It’s a beautiful island, enjoy! I highly recommend the Poseidon Boat excursion if you’re into that kind of thing. There’s a video of my trip on my channel if you want to see some of the stops.
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Thank you for this video, Max. A few things you might find interesting:
The property that you walked part on your way down (Nautilus) is a small, family-run hotel. It's owned by the family that have run round-the-island boat tours for years. A coupleof the tables in their bar area are built around the old propellers from their boat.
The power station on the road down to Symi isn't the only power facility on the island. There are solar panels dotted around, and a wind turbine on the top of the mountain although I don't know if it ever worked due to maintenance issues (it's a 2-bladed turbine and they aren't used nowadays for good reasons).
Did you get to visit Agia Marina? It's just round the corner from Agia Nikolaos, and is a beautiful place. You can walk there along the other side of Pedi, but the path is nowhere near as obvious or well-with as the one to Agia Nikolaos.
Great insight, I really appreciate it!
I did see some windmills but don’t recall the number of blades or if they were ever even operating.
I didn’t make it to Agia Marina. If I remember correctly I saw water taxis to get there, but had no idea there was a path. Something for another trip there. I really missed a lot on this trip, so I’m going to have to get back and make up for it.
Symi is the island of my Maternal ancestors the Zouroudis family [ The 'Katroulis' clan...] ... went there in April 2008 ... would love to go again ... Yiasas Thios Tassos ... cousin Stamatia and my other cousins ... Papouli [Grandpa]Nikos , Nicholas John Papadopoulos ,Auckland ,New Zealand .
I hope you get back soon, it’s a gorgeous island!
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No wonder the greeks leave buildings unfinished. I couldn't work in that ridiculous uv and heat. RIP Michael Mosely