Day 15 - Dubrovnik, Croatia

So I promised to tell you about the masked ball from last night, only I haven’t got much to say about it as I was feeling quite ill and went to bed early missing the entire thing. Hubby and Kidlet went and had a great time, but the details are non-existent. They said it was fun and they had a drink.

Today we were in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This is a beautiful place! We were all expecting something different here I think. We took the bus into the old town gate to join our kayak tour early this morning. We kayaked from the old gate to an island that has a monastery on it and then stopped by a beach at the entrance to a cave. The beach was rocky, but we got to snorkel a bit, though the water was pretty chilly. Josh and I jumped off the rocks into the water which was quite fun. Kayaking is quite a workout as it turns out. Though I think the hubby had a harder time of it. I was in the front of a kayak with a gentleman from Irving California. Josh was in the front of Geoff’s boat. So that meant Geoff had to over compensate for the Kidlet. He feels his workout was way harder than mine, though we were constantly paddling fast to catch up with the Californians children!

After kayaking, we decided to stay in town and go into the old village. This area is amazing! The buildings are quite well preserved and you feel like you are stepping back in time when you enter the gate. We wandered for a few hours taking in all the scenery and then sat on an outdoor patio for some lunch. The food was really good, I tried the traditional meat and cheese platter and the fish fillet and Geoff tried the traditional Croatian salad.

We did a bit of shopping and then hopped onto a bus to go back to the ship. We will be heading onto Corfu, Greece in about a half hour and we are off to see a Greek palace and have lunch in a private villa with dancing and music!