6:15 PM
I am sitting on the Veranda and watching little islands go by as we leave the port of Dubrovnik. I am just wearing a short sleeved shirt with a sweater vest, but Charlotte says it’s too cold.
Well it rained most of the day and I now have a new umbrella. After having breakfast we thought the sun would stay out so we bought shuttle tickets to Old Town getting there around 11 AM. It was a unique old city with high walls and stone streets very structured and very clean. It was rebuilt after an earthquake in the 1600s and repaired after being bombed by the Serbs in 1991-1992. So in the rain we walked around looking at narrow streets and bought a few souvenirs keeping our umbrellas up all the time….the shops were small and numerous…there also was a very unique baroque style catholic church that open, and the old rector’s house that was a museum. Several paid to walk the 6300 foot long perimeter of the old town on the wall. Lyle got a bit tired of walking and standing so he and Marlene left after a couple of hours. Charlotte and I stopped at a cafĂ© on the main street and had a beer and coffee before exploring a little more and taking lots of pictures. around 3 PM. It was then that I sent this morning’s blog. I apologize for sending it from word and sent again…learned another lesson.
I then suggested to Charlotte that we go to hour at the Crow’s Nest bar on the observation deck. The two for one drink specials are the very best bargain on the ship knowledge of which is very secret ……I was told by someone and the word is passed person to person.
Doug MacDonald ,we met some people who live at 144 Windsor Circle on Lions Paw….They have another home in Harrisburg but will eventually move full time. His name is Bill and her name is Fran.
While we were out Widi our steward took down the partition between our veranda and the Snows. Both Lyle and Marlene as well as Charlotte have now moved out on the deck. And we have left the little islands behind and just see open sea still fairly calm.
Next on the agenda is the evening show with a comedian at 7PM and then our dinner at 8.
Tomorrow we stop at the Grecian island of Corfu. We have to plan another shore excursion on our own as the ship will be in port between 8 AM and 6 PM.
It is not raining but still hazy and overcast…..Bye from Croatia…..
Wednesday April 22, 2009
7:45 AM Docking at Corfu.
We opened the drapes and a giant white cruise ship was heading for us. Turns out we are docking at our second port of call at Corfu in the Grecian Islands at the same time as the Silver Queen a passenger cruise ship from Nassua. ( we are watching them watch us in their bathrobes too). So day three port two looks like a better day than yesterday. Wispy clouds with sun.
Last night we went to the entertainment in the lounge at 7. A new comedian-juggler name Pete Mathews a Brit was great….Charlotte and I laughed almost continuously for the 45 minutes performance. At dinner I had a NY strip steak since I had missed lunch as we as a great mixed seafood cocktail and a bowl of lentil soup finished off my Tiamisu and a couple of cups of coffee. The poker game was a bit late in starting and I lost the rest of my original buy in chasing a diamond flush with A-10. Got to bed at midnight but we had to set the clock ahead because of moving a bit further East.
Today we do not have a planned excursion and will take a shuttle to the town ans see what there. I guess this is where Aristole Onassis headquartered his shipping company that eventually attracted Jacqueline Kennedy.
Well Charlotte is showered and ship’s PA system just announced the temperature at 16 degrees or 61 F. So my turn to use the fine shower and get ready for a great day in Greece.
I may try to send this post from breakfast………..
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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Dick & Charlotte,
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying your blog and following your adventures. I do not know Bill and Fran, but they live across the street from the Bruckmanns who are good friends. We'll have to meet them when they return. Glad all is going so well. I hope your luck improves at the poker table.
Doug