Eating Symi shrimp in Symi, Greece.
So I am 61.
And entering my seventh decade. (That sounds older than 61.) Steve and I are celebrating in Greece. Game plan was to take the 9:25 ferry from Symi to Kalymnos:
We arrived and asked at the closest kiosk: “Where do we board the ferry?”
Answer: “No ferry. Problem with ferry. Go to Symi Tours.”
We followed those directions. And saw this sign:
So off we went to Symi Tours, which confirmed that there is NO WAY to get to Kalymnos today. We could go to Rhodes at 4:00 and then maybe there will be a ferry, but nothing could be confirmed or promised.
Birthday dilemma.
We could not get back into our room because we were in a private house and locked the door on our way out. We have to find a room!
Locked out of the Castello Venetsiana.
New plan: put on our bathing suits and take the water taxi to the beach in Symi, which as of this writing, we remained. And which is hardly a place in which to be bummed out while stranded in:
The Write Side of 59 
Happy Birthday Julie! Sounds wonderful. My best vacation ever was to Greece in 1982! Safe travels. Love to you and Steve.
Barb, remember you found me on Santorini on that trip?
Love it! What a fun and resourceful birthday celebration. Looks gorgeous! Hope it was great. Love to you both.