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Getting to Poros
"I don't know which affected me more deeply - the story of the lemon groves just opposite us or the sight of Poros itself when suddenly I realized we were sailing through the streets. If there is one dream which I like above all others it is that of sailing on land. Coming into Poros gives the illusion of the deep dream. Suddenly the land converges on all sides and the boat is squeezed into a narrow strait from which there is no egress. The men and women of Poros are hanging out of the windows just above your head. You pull in right under their frosty nostrils, as though for a shave and a haircut en route. The loungers on the quay are walking with the same speed as the boat. They can walk faster than the boat if they choose to quicken their pace."
Henry Miller - The Collossus of Marousi With ferries leaving every few hours and Flying Dolphins leaving from Pireaus and Zea Marina almost every hour, going to Poros could not be easier. You don't even have to wake up early. The trip there is enjoyable. I prefer to take the ferry boat. I stop at a kiosk and pick up the International Herald Tribune and before I have read the whole thing we have arrived at the island of Aegina. From there the trip gets more interesting as we stop in Methana, a town on the Peleponisos. 
The narrow straits between Poros and the Peleponisos has always been my favorite ferry trip and I have taken it dozens of times. It always seems to me like we are sailing up a big lazy old river with the mountains of the Argolis on the right and the wooded hills of Poros on the left. In the coves and bays there are sailboats and yachts anchored in safety while the sailors themselves swim nearby, water ski or eat in the tavernas on the shore. This whole sheltered area between the island and the mainland is like a watersport paradise. The town of Poros is impressive enough, even without the destroyer Averoff anchored there. It serves as a Naval museum and has taken the place of the original Averoff, liberator of the Dodecanese islands and the most famous ship in Greece's history, which sat in the bay here for decades until it was moved to the bay in Faliron, where it too is a museum As Henry Miller describes it above, the impression you get upon arrival is that you are sailing down mainstreet. The harbor road is lined with cafes and alive with activity. There are taxis waiting to take you wherever you need to go and the small water taxis that can ferry you to the mainland. There is also a small car ferry boat that crosses continuously,every fifteen minutes all day long. 
I can say for a fact that Poros has the best Flying Dolphin office in the islands and maybe the world. The reason is the local artist who signs his work as Christos who has made all the signs in the Flying Dolphin office and signs for many of the shops. The office is on the main street and they don't mind if you come in and look at the art. It is also where you buy your tickets for the Flying Dolphin to Pireaus, Aegina, Hydra, Spetsis and the Peleponisos. The Dolphins dock directly across the street and they come and go continuously in both directions until nightime. They don't stay very long so your best bet is to wait at the closest cafe and pay for your food and drinks when you are served. When the Dolphin comes in, pick up your gear and walk over, but be sure to ask the stewardess if this is the Dolphin you are supposed to be on. She speaks English. There are many ferry boats connecting Athens and Poros, bringing in travelers, trucks filled with supplies and produce and even commuters with their cars. There is also a highspeed catamaran, which is bigger then the Dolphins but travels at about the same speed, which is generally twice as fast as the ferry. The last ferry leaves Pireaus around 5pm but check with your travel agent to make sure. For transportation to Poros, use this handy request form to contact our travel agents in Greece. 
There are cruise ships like the Hermes, that come in and dock horizontally, emptying their passengers into the many shops for an hour or so before loading up and leaving for the next island of Hydra. This is the Saronic Gulf cruise of Aegina, Poros and Hydra. You can't write about ferries without mentioning the taxi boats that travel back and forth between Poros and Galatia, or along the coast of Poros, dropping people off at the hotels and beaches.
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