Goodbye from Dubvornik pt 2

Hi family, 

Ok so I'll continue where I had left off which was our last full day in Dubrovnik on an island called kolocep. Btw we arrived at our next main island today, korcula. We are here 2 nights. Tis is where I'm emailing you at the moment. 
Kolocep is another island about 30 min ferry ride from Dubrovnik. It sails from the main port where all the cruise ships dock at so it's opposite direction of old town. It's a beautiful island. Natural, lots of trees and p
Ants and dotted along the hillside are ppl's permanent or vacation homes. Ppl who live here sell their harvested jams, oils etc. simple island life. Actually any island we've seen, as soon as you get to the coastline it looks incredible b/v the water looks sooooo clear, aqua and sunlight simmering thru the water. You can see Dow. To the rocks, the ground of the sea and lots of small fish are around. Kolocep is "famous" for a small sandy beach that they have, but it was pretty busy w/ kids and families and it's not very big do we decided to take this trail that lead to a "swimming icon" but little did we know, this trail was going uphill!! And it was very not, I can't even tell you how hot, maybe 30+. The road we walked on ...

Oh wait forgot to tell you an interesting observation, you know how I said that the ferry we took was from the main port? Well I think it's b/c there are a lot of goods that need to be transported to the island. I saw lots of beverages, suitcases, cement mix and clay roof tiles! And when they unloaded the ship/ferry, there were young boys riding these wagon like cars that's motorized and it pulls a wagon behind them, so ppl were loading things onto these diff wagons and you'd see them be driven off to various places to deliver the goods like restaurants, homes etc. very interesting...

Ok so the road we walked on lead up to ppl's houses and it's very quiet. Once in awhile there would be someo e driving that wagon delivery car up the road. Looks like a lot of ppl are building vacation homes. It was HOOOTTT and when we were walking we had to double back and retrace our steps. Finally found this elusive swimming icon location thru some unsaved path and into a rocky clearing....ok so swimming icon says you can swim, doesn't mean it's a beach or even a place you can really stretch out on rocks to sunbathe. It's shallow enough to walk into the water and swim out, but that's it. We didn't stay there long, just went into the water to cool off. Where we put down our towels I saw ants and wanted to leave. Lots of llittle bugs and creatures in Croatia... No pesticides sprayed into the air and forests so that's why I say everything is so "natural." So then we walked back down the hill to try to find more of a common swim area, we were trying to find what we had the day before in Lokrum, but this island's geography was a bit different. We ended up walking back down to the dock where the ferry left us, and along the water. We passed by homes that didn't look like anybody was there or maybe the window shutters were closed b/c it was so hot! Eventually we found a secluded spot upon some rough rocks and pebbly ground. The rocks here are perforated. Meaning there are a lot of little holes in them. The water in kolocep has A LOT of sea urchins!! S we had to find a place where we could at least walk into the water without running into a sea urchin. It was like a little colony of sea urchins, big and small ones. Cool to see, but not good for getting I to the water. Eventually we found a clearing where we could at least walk out and swim a little. Farhan had bought goggles so he did a little sea urchin scout mission before I would keep swimming out. I ended up floating or standing around an area that didn't have any, but I didn't dare venture out further b/c I like to stand if treading water gets too tiring and I'm worried where I stand out too far or even sink down a little I might run into sea urchins. They say sea urchins are good b/c that means they only exist i. The clearest of waters. I had sent you some photos yesterday of some of them that's had taken on my hone camera. Could you make out the black circley things? Anyway we were there for a few hours. There were quite a few ppl who have their own boats or Yachts that theyve moored into the water so a lot of ppl take the attached dinghy and race round the water. When Farhan and I were waiting for our return ferry by the outdoor cafe and bar I saw m older couple get into their dinghy and sail off after they had finished their drinks. What a life indeed! When we got back into Dubrovnik we went into old town to look for that cafe that is carved out of the walls, where ppl can also go rock jumping into the water. We thought it would be hard, like hidden and amazing race hard, it it turns out they have some very clear signs so it's not THAT hard to find. When we got there we were able to get a tale. Imagine... Rock cliffs that extend out of a fortress wall, facing the sea, and small little round tables set up w/ chairs and everybody has some type of beverage at their table. You can only drink there no food. You're literally just facing the sea and if you're lucky to sit at a table at the "front row" ( there were 2 on each "ledge") then your feet would rest on the security bars and below you is a straight cliff. It was so cool and relaxing. We eventually were able to move from the back row tables to the front so we got to enjoy that view a little bit before we had to leave to find dinner. There were all sorts of ppl there, from students to young and old couples, to LV purse wearing yacht ladies, to ppl from around the world. It was a nice experience and the drinks weren't overly expensive. We eventually found a restaurant for dinner. We had mussels, that were just ok, so small and not the best tasting and then we had a shared seafood platter, that looked amazing, but the lobster was over cooked, tough and chewy, too bad b/c it was a large piece and pretty. Also only 2 scampis. It also had 2 medium size pieces of fish, more mussels and some squid/octopus. I find their octopus or squid here is Very yummy!! Their speciality in Croatia is squid salad, it's cold, lemony and yummy. I will miss this when I get home. After our just ok dinner, we went to find ice cream. It's only $2!! I think it's gelato, but I can't tell. I said good bye to dubrovik that night and then we had to go back home to pack b/c we had a 830am ferry to korcula, which is where I am now. 
Ok farhan woke up for his nap, we are going for dinner now. Will tell you about korcula later, btw we have THE SEA as our front yard!! It is 10 ft away from our doorstep so we have already jumped into the water and swam around. 

Love you all,
Helen