Another
sunny day in beautiful Croatia. Today
our initial task was to understand the bus schedule since we needed to get a bus
into Dubrovnik and transfer at the bus terminal to get to Cavtat. This seaside attraction was recommended by Saska,
our apartment owner. After a considerable wait at a bus stop, we caught the #7 bus to the bus terminal and luckily were able to immediately board the next,
#10, for the 20 km ride to Cavtat. The bus ride was about one hour and very scenic as we skirted the Adriatic Sea and were able to see a number of
villages, ships and appreciate the rugged coastline. The entire area is very hilly. All houses are built
on the hillsides. They seem to be fourplexes for the most part.
Saska’s
recommendation was ‘on the money’. What a beautiful spot. Although busy, we certainly didn’t have to
deal with the huge number of tourists, which was the case in Dubrovnik Old Town.
Upon our
arrival, we chose to have lunch in a restaurant overlooking the marina. A cold glass of local draught beer and lunch set
us up for the afternoon of meandering along th main street adjacent to the
harbour. The girls viewed a shell museum which featured a collection of shells
from around the world. The variety was certainly impressive. We also entered a
church to light a candle. They were preparing it for a wedding later in the
day.
There were
of course the usual variety of kiosks which entertained us and prompted us to
open our wallets on the odd occasion. Croatia has a variety of jewellery items
which are modelled from either interesting windows or high society buttons. They
certainly caught our attention!
Of course,
due to the very warm weather, we had to indulge in our first ice cream which
definitely hit the spot. We eventually decided it was time to wander back
towards the bus to head home.
Arriving in Dubrovnik at the bus terminal, we located a restaurant nearby near the marina, for a bite to eat as there is nothing near our
apartment. We finally settled on a pizza.
Since the #7 bus had stopped running, we
hired a taxi to take us home. We were happy to be out of the sun and back to a
little airconditioned comfort.
All in all, it was a great day.
Looks amazing there.
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