It's a Small World

Sleeping in has been wonderful. Croatia has definitely been much more relaxing than the previous 2 countries. It will be sad to leave… and our last day flew by.

We disembarked the ship after lunch and headed straight for the Old City. I was able to get a scoop of that delicious ice cream one last time before we began shopping in the cute little stores located within the walls. After shopping, we headed over to the beach in front of East West. Seeing it only briefly once before at night, we did not know what we were missing! This place was amazing!  And of course it had to be the last day in Dubrovnik that we go back… leaving us with only a few hours. I really wish we had done it sooner…I could have spent a whole day there. It was happening, and was a super fancy rock beach. One could rent out lounge chairs, or even beds on the beach! You could even pay for a massage, which would have been marvelous. East West offered meals that left us drooling, and frozen drinks that I have been craving. Anthony and I wanted so badly to at least get a drink, which were 69 Kuna each (about 12 dollars) …but we didn’t have enough money. We were a little bummed about that, but at least we got to swim and enjoy the water during the hottest part of the day!

While floating around in the Adriatic, we met a nice bloke named Adam from Australia!  This of course made me miss Australia very much…and especially the accent! He was from Melbourne, and was traveling with a friend who is studying next semester at Penn State. We prepped them for the states, and let them know they were in for a good time. But he was not the only person we met…as we also met a guy from Albany who went to Colonie High school! He graduated in 2002, and is visiting his grandmother who resides in Dubrovnik. Anthony and I were in disbelief. What are the chances that we would meet him…swimming in the Ocean in Croatia?! We talked to him for a while, and we learned that he even had many of the same teachers as we had, like Mr. Meagher. He went to SUNY Albany and Union, and still lives in Colonie. What a small world. 

I was able to save about 3 Kuna coins as souvenirs, as eventually the Kuna will die out and the Euro will take its place. All in all, my total expenses have been about 750 Kuna, or about $150.00. Not too bad.

It was a little upsetting when we learned that we would not be departing Dubrovnik until the next morning, on the 11th, although we were originally planned to leave at 8 pm on the 10th. I wish SAS would have worked something out and allowed us to stay off the ship for at least a little while longer! We had to be on by 6 pm… so it felt like we were missing a whole night out and about in Croatia…and there was nothing we could do but stay on our docked ship. And last night would have been the night to be out, as it was the start of their summer festival. There were even fireworks in the Old City! Anthony was especially upset about missing those. Oh well.

Next stop: Greece!

I hope everyone is well at home! I love and miss you all!
-Erika