From the minute we stepped onto our vintage sailing boat in Dubrovnik, we felt like we were truly on holiday! Our cabin on the upper deck is quite roomy and modern (our boat "Pape Prvi" is only a year old). A normal day starts with a continental breakfast at 8am as the boat starts its engines heading out towards a new island. The scenery is captivating, and the blue water inviting as we anchor for a mid-morning swim. There are 24 passengers and a wonderfully friendly crew on board. Lunch is served at 12.30, and consists of 3 amazing 
courses. We have devoured lots of fish and seafood, an abundance of salads, and some delectable desserts. Lunch inevitably is followed by a snooze and then it is back out to soak up the sun and before long we are stopping for another refreshing swim. Hard life!!We have stopped at Korčula (supposed birthplace of Marco Polo) which is a tiny village several hundred years old (1500s). Tonight we are enjoyi
ng Hvar which is a little bigger and touristy but equally idyllic. We have strolled through many quaint little laneways and walked up to the limestone fortress on top of the hill. The views were worth the trudging (see photo). We have also just indulged in some local dishes for dinner, relaxing al fresco and will no doubt finish the evening with an ice-cream looking over the small harbour.
ng Hvar which is a little bigger and touristy but equally idyllic. We have strolled through many quaint little laneways and walked up to the limestone fortress on top of the hill. The views were worth the trudging (see photo). We have also just indulged in some local dishes for dinner, relaxing al fresco and will no doubt finish the evening with an ice-cream looking over the small harbour.
Sounds like a great trip, your making me long to be in Europe not cold wintery Perth.
ReplyDeletecheers,
Nicole
Can I swap places just for the next month - I'm over being sleep deprived and trying to juggle two kids!! I can only dream of warm weather (it was a top of 4 here one day last week), having as much sleep as you want and as Andy would put it reading the newspaper without being interrupted! How many years to go before that happens??
ReplyDeleteWell done on the mountain climb Adrian - sounds very impressive - look forward to seeing some more photos.
Nicole - Wait till we post some photos from the Cogne Valley in Italy where we current are. That we make you even more jealous! The mountains are superb here and I am hoping to walk a section of the AV2 trail which passes through the area.
ReplyDeleteNat - I have my own newspaper interrupter here as well! However she doesn't wake up throughout the night. If it's any consolation it is a lot colder now we're in Italy. The forecast minimum is 2 degrees tonight, but it does warm up a lot during the day.
Adrian