Hello again,
Cavtat is a small town on the coast about 18 kilometers east of Dubrovnik. For reference the airport is another 2-3 kilometers east of Cavtat. Today we took a boat ride to Cavtat about 1 hour along the coast.
Seeing the rugged Croatian landscape from the water was impressive. We saw the road that runs parallel to the coast that we took in from the airport. Again, let me say that even the most directionally challenged of us would have little trouble finding their way around here. The mountains are on one side and the Adriatic is on the other.
Like we did on Babin Kuk, we walked around the peninsula on a well maintained tree lined path and found incredible views of the turquoise sea, sun baked mountains and rocky coast.
We found an ideal swimming beach with small pebbles and will take our visitors there to swim. We also saw a small family of three on a paddle boat equipped with a ladder and slide. Looked like fun. A leisurely 40 minute walk around the peninsula made us thirsty. We stopped at one port for a cold beer thinking we were half way on our walk. Around the next bend we discovered we were back where we started so we stopped for lunch with a view. Eating is big on our agenda.
There are several historic sites which we will catch next time. We made a short stop at Our Lady of the Snows church.
Mike left on an earlier ferry to get back to teach. Poor bugger. I hung around for ice cream then took the ferry home to get ready for Mary Jo and Kevin's arrival.
I found out that they made it to Dulles Airport but "missed" their connection to Frankfort. Actually they and the airplane were at the gate but boarding had closed. SO they had an unplanned night in Washington and we will see them tomorrow.
It's fun to listen to all the languages the tourists speak. British tourists make me feel at home. I've seen some honeymooners (easy to pick these happy couples out). I'm also amazed at how many senior citizens with swollen ankles come here. Given the hills and steps, many are not prepared for the challenge. Buses and ferries make touring easier. Mount Srd is accessible by cable car but you still need to climb a couple hundred steps or steep hill to get to the ride. Some of these attractions will be a "once" in a lifetime experience for us.
Pictures will be posted later. My IT guy went to work.
Miss you all,
Mari
First of all, your blog is hilarious. I'm not sure you know how funny you are and that makes it even funnier.
ReplyDelete"In erratum" - really??? Who would know you misnamed a church? You could have said it was Transfiguration and we would have said, "Uh-huh."
Your commentary makes me want to hop on the next plane! Hope you are having fun. We miss you too!