Croatia Thus Far

Dubrovnik, Croatia is absolutely beautiful.  It’s a great destination for a little bit of relaxation before a full itinerary in Greece. The past three days have fun full of sun and oppressive heat!

Day one: Walked to old town from the port (about 2 miles) in 90 degree weather with Sammy, Karen, Taylor, Alex, Emily, and Franny. Once we all passed through the gates to the old town we realized the 10kn bus= $2 is well worth the price. After adventuring through the town for about 2 hours we caught the bus back to the ship for FDP’s. Franny and I visited the village of Osojnik up in the hills about 30 minutes outside of Dubrovnik. We visited the town church and a family house where we enjoyed a folk show and dance. Dinner was delicious. The first course we cooked ourselves! We were brought raw bacon and olive tree branches carved into a spear. We roasted the bacon over the fire and ate it with homemade bread. The main dish was pork and delicious potatos. Overall a great day!

Day two: Franny and I left the ship at 7:30am to hike up the city walls before it became oppressively hot. After we walked the town walls we grabbed a ferry to Lokrum, and Island 15 minutes from the old city. The island was absolutely gorgeous! It was full of forest and botanical gardens. The best part: wild peacocks! Just roaming around wherever they pleased with their babies. Crazy. Franny and I also went for a swim in the ocean off a rock beach…which we later discovered was a nudist beach. I ended the day by finding an Internet café with Drew.

Day three: The most relaxed day of all. I slept in and left the ship about 1pm. The ship left port and had to anchor in the middle of the bay because a huge cruise ship needed to dock. In order to get to land we had to take the lifeboats back and forth from the ship to the port. Quite the experience. Once safe on land Karen, Tina, Rachel, Alex, Taylor, Emily and I all took the bus to a rock beach and went cliff jumping. It was quite a sight seeing us hangout with the locals.

Tomorrow is my last day in Croatia. I plan on sleeping in, going to the internet cafe, and grabbing some seafood for lunch. Then it's homework time and paper writing!