The tour had some optional trips we could do from Dubrovnik or you could spend the day as you please. We opted for the Day trip to Korcula Island. We didn’t really know what we were doing but thought it sounded good. Others took the bus to Montenegro but that sounded like a very long day.

Well the trip to Korcula was also quite long and we spent nearly an hour pickin up people from other hotels and pick up points. We waited ages at the Dubrovnik bridge for people that didn’t turn up but I was able to get a photo of our hotel from across the bay. See the orange roofs opposite.

We travelled for nearly 2 hours along the coast to the end of this peninsula. It was a pretty windy road in places but a good road and the scenery was spectacular.

We stopped in the town of Ston for coffee. Yet another town with a wall and fortified hillside. Again the wall was to defend the local salt production.

Then we went on a bit further and unloaded onto this little boat/ferry and a 10 minute ride across to the island. Korcula is like a mini Dubrovnik.

Our guide was Andrea and she was very interesting also. I loved learning about how the town was laid out and why. They have a central main street that runs north/south and the side streets come off like a spine but are offset to protect against the wind funnelling through. They also have the west streets curved to lessen the impact of the cold wind but the east roads are straight to allow the afternoon summer sea breezes into the centre of town. Again kitchens on the top floor and buildings and windows offset.

After the tour we went to this small restaurant that Andrea recommended (probably her family) which served the most delicious food. We had a missed antipasto plate with a glass of local wine and thought we were in heaven.

They have cats everywhere here. They are part of the history of the place and were important for managing vermin. Everyone seems to smile on them with fondness.

We all had a swim in the sea after lunch and it was lovely. Even Mike was convinced the water was not cold. We had worn our togs under our clothes and managed to dry off reasonably well.

We all reboarded the boat at 3 for the trip back. That went via a local vineyard where we were able to sample 6 reasonably ordinary wines and brandies. We were a contented lot travelling back. Two of our travel companions to Korcula were Betty and Ann who are friends from Melbourne. They had been on our trip from Zagreb and are lots of fun. What is really encouraging and inspiring is that they is that they are 82 and 80 respectively. You’d never guess it from their looks or clothes or demeanour. I’m hoping to be like them when I’m 70 let alone 80.

We had yet another lovely meal by the terrace watching the sunset. So fab.

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