I slept with my curtains opened so was greeted this morning by the sun rising over Croatia. It was beautiful. The water is very blue and the coastline is dotted with islands
I had breakfast delivered to my room so I could prepare for going ashore for my kayaking trip. I took a tender (small 120 person boat that takes you to the port) into Dubrovnik and met up with my kayaking group. About 20 of us kayaked around the Adriatic Sea, dodging cruise ships and smaller boats. We had an outsider’s view of the old Dubrovnik city walls and tower.
Little history background….Croatia broke from the former Yugoslavia in 1991. Dubrovnik is in the far south part of the country. The area is also called Dalmatia, and yes, it’s where the dogs come from.
We paddled around the haunted island Kolorina, an uninhabited island that was once the home of priests until a French invasion forced them to flee, cursing the island on their way out. It’s safe to visit during the day, but you must vacate by sundown…or face the consequences.
Midway through we stopped at a little cave for lunch and a little snorkeling. There weren’t too many exciting fish in the area but it was still fun. All in all, an awesome day. I only wish I could kayak in every city! Tomorrow’s Corfu. I don’t have a planned tour so who knows, maybe I’ll find a Grecian kayaking tour company to take me for a spin.
3 comments:
You are ready for the Olympics, It looks beautiful, keep having fun!
I'm just getting caught up. The pics are amazing! What happened with the singles meet and greet? Leo wants to know.
It wasn't so great. There are people my age aboard that I've met but I was the youngest at singles night by a good 15 to 20 years. Some of them were nice though.
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