A blissful week at sea.

A week has just flown by, and we find ourselves back in Dubrovnik and the hustle and bustle of a city going by. We will sleep one more night on the boat, and then an apartment tomorrow night before bussing up to Split. It is hot outside and there are a number of cruise ships in, so we are waiting a few hours for the heat to go, and the people to go.
The islands of the past few days have been very tranquil so it is a bit of a shock to hear traffic. The little village we spent last night in was quite run down, and one bar type of place at this time of year. Sipan. We came around the corner to Lupad this morning and it was fantastic. A Franciscan monastery on the rocky promenade and a few shops and apartments water-front. All of the Kiwis on board could relate to holidaying there. You even ha dto walk slowly so as to not stand out.
One of the highlights as the national park at Miljet. I walked kms and kms while most of the others biked even further. I don’t want to upset my back too much. There was a monastery on a tiny central island in the middle of a lake.
Every dinner is sea food and to be honest I have had enough of it. Barry loves the grilled whole fish, while I go for the spaghetti del mar type dishes. Lunch is cooked on board and is part of the fare. It is plain Croatian food that you wouldn’t write home about (hang on, I am!)
Meat of some sort, or fish and veges. Pasta or soup to start, fruit to finish. The coffee is disgusting on board, so the most mornings we get up and find an espresso before sailing.
I am now in the groove of sleeping in until 8am though, so that is the time we sail.
Barry has had a swim each day with most of the men, but most of the women have not bothered a sit was very cold water. Some of the NZ family celebrating the 60th of the Dad were game enough to jump off the top deck! That includes the mother who must be nearly 60. She does have a bruised bum as result however.
The water is so clear that you can see the bottom and all of the fish, and no matter where you are. You never get sick of looking at it.
Well we had better gather the energy for the Dubrovnik walk. Another medieval walled town..ho hum.?!!
Will add photos later on when we have the fast internet speeds to cope. It is meant to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and from our glimpse from the bus on the way in it was spectacular.
Ciao,
Suzette and Barry