Sunday, August 27, 2006
22 August, 2006
A full day doing the Islands around Dubrovnik. We decided to take the oldest sail boat as an excursion to Kolocepi, Lopud and Sipan. It was quite windy and the sea was not very calm and the boat was rocking much better. They told us that it was a really smooth trip and we could get lunch on the boat – more specifically a fish picnic with all cold drinks included. Well, we first arrived at Kolocepi and it was a sandy beach, very small beach and village and we had about 1 hour to relax. We were then given the fish picnic and some cold drink. I asked if I could get chicken instead of fish but this was impossible. There was no still water, only sparkling. We then get dropped off at Lopud Island, which luckily we had read about, because they just drop you and tell you when you have to be on board again. Absolutely no frills or any sign of communication – just a means of transport. We could have caught a ferry from A to B to C for half the price ourselves. Anyway, on Lopud Island, the main beach is about a 25 minute walk from the ferry but well worth it. There is a stunning beach called Sunji and it is a sandy beach (no pebbles) situated in a kind of bay area with surrounding mountains. It was lovely relaxing on this beach but really hot. We walked back to the ferry and boarded again for the last island Sipan. This was very disappointing since it was only a 45 minute stop and the village was tiny. We had basically had enough swimming and we had a one hour 45 minute sail back to Dubrovnik. The water was calm and sailing back was lovely as the sun went down. At this stage we bought our own cold water since there were only two types of cold drink left. We were promised fruit and this came into fruition on the trip back. We each got a wedge of watermelon. I would definitely not recommend doing an excursion, one does not get anything for it besides a means of transport!
We had a good day and we had a quick bite before getting ready for our 23h00 ferry trip from Dubrovnik to Bari in Italy. We had a long night ahead of us…
We get to Jadrolinja and there are two queues which had suddenly branched out into 5. This is chaos and we are almost last to board. We then arrived on the ferry and there were blankets, sleeping bags, cushions, towels all spread out all over the ferry carpets and passages. Everyone had made themselves comfortable for the night’s journey. It was crazy. We found a little nook for our one tiny towel and Richard’s fleece. I lay down and the floor wais so hard underneath my body. It was also vibrating hectically but I was listening to my Ipod so I was happy. There were no more cabins when we booked but we asked at midnight and they offered us a couchet. This was a tiny cabin with bunk beds- really small-no bathroom. We grabbed it and at least got a bit of sleep.
A full day doing the Islands around Dubrovnik. We decided to take the oldest sail boat as an excursion to Kolocepi, Lopud and Sipan. It was quite windy and the sea was not very calm and the boat was rocking much better. They told us that it was a really smooth trip and we could get lunch on the boat – more specifically a fish picnic with all cold drinks included. Well, we first arrived at Kolocepi and it was a sandy beach, very small beach and village and we had about 1 hour to relax. We were then given the fish picnic and some cold drink. I asked if I could get chicken instead of fish but this was impossible. There was no still water, only sparkling. We then get dropped off at Lopud Island, which luckily we had read about, because they just drop you and tell you when you have to be on board again. Absolutely no frills or any sign of communication – just a means of transport. We could have caught a ferry from A to B to C for half the price ourselves. Anyway, on Lopud Island, the main beach is about a 25 minute walk from the ferry but well worth it. There is a stunning beach called Sunji and it is a sandy beach (no pebbles) situated in a kind of bay area with surrounding mountains. It was lovely relaxing on this beach but really hot. We walked back to the ferry and boarded again for the last island Sipan. This was very disappointing since it was only a 45 minute stop and the village was tiny. We had basically had enough swimming and we had a one hour 45 minute sail back to Dubrovnik. The water was calm and sailing back was lovely as the sun went down. At this stage we bought our own cold water since there were only two types of cold drink left. We were promised fruit and this came into fruition on the trip back. We each got a wedge of watermelon. I would definitely not recommend doing an excursion, one does not get anything for it besides a means of transport!
We had a good day and we had a quick bite before getting ready for our 23h00 ferry trip from Dubrovnik to Bari in Italy. We had a long night ahead of us…
We get to Jadrolinja and there are two queues which had suddenly branched out into 5. This is chaos and we are almost last to board. We then arrived on the ferry and there were blankets, sleeping bags, cushions, towels all spread out all over the ferry carpets and passages. Everyone had made themselves comfortable for the night’s journey. It was crazy. We found a little nook for our one tiny towel and Richard’s fleece. I lay down and the floor wais so hard underneath my body. It was also vibrating hectically but I was listening to my Ipod so I was happy. There were no more cabins when we booked but we asked at midnight and they offered us a couchet. This was a tiny cabin with bunk beds- really small-no bathroom. We grabbed it and at least got a bit of sleep.
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