Goodbye from Dubvornik

Hello family, It's our last night in Dubrovnik ad we are all packed and ready for our next adventure in the island of Korcula, Croatia. Yesterday and today we did the same activities. We visited some small islands near Dubrovnik, swam jn the Adriatic sea, sun bathe in the rocks and walked around the islands. And then for dinner we went into old town Dubrovnik and walked around after dinner. Yesterday we visited the island, Lokrum. It's a 15 min ferry rode away. Very easy to get to and you can see it from any water point out of old town Dubrovnik. The ferries are shuttled by guys who own a boat. The pier is full of ppl on high tables trying to get you to buy their expedition or boat tour. There are tours to other islands and sea adventures like sea kayaking which I don't think I'd ever do b/c we've seen kayakers out into the sea around dinner time and it doesn't look so easy or fun. Anyway, the tix cost to Lokrum was 100 kuna for 2 of us and it includes the return. So about 20 for each of us, exchange rate about 5.4. Lokrum is pretty wild, not a lot of paved roads; just some paths that you can take around the island to walk around. The geographical levels range from sea level to higher up cliffs. Lots of trees and there's a monestary somewhere. Oh and a small sandwich and drink bar where ppl can sit outside in a patio area sipping drinks. Best part, there are PEACOCKS!! The island is protected so ppl are not allowed to touch the peacocks it keep them as pets! I saw SOOOO many. Well as many as I'll ever see in my life. There were mummy peacocks and their kids. And boy peacocks who are very colorful and pretty! After we got off the ferry we immediately walked along the path that's closest to the water b/c we saw there were already ppl who were sun bathing or swimming in the water. The beach isn't a sandy beach. In fact it's more like a rocky edge line that happens to have large flat rocks large enough that you can lay down a towel. Fortunately there were stair rails attached to the side so you could climb down into the water, otherwise you have to be careful, stepping down onto the rocks which can be slippery b/c of the moss and stuff growing on it. It's all very natural, no garbage floating around, no man made anything. I was scared at first. Of the water b/c I could see the bottom and see the rocks on the bottom and the coral and moss and scared I'd kill something. Also wasn't sure I'd there we're sea urchins. And there was a gentle wave.... Definitely not like going swimming In a swimming pool!!! Farhan had to coddle me in and eventually I got use to the water and the floating sensation. By the way I was acting you'd think I didn't know how to swim or something, I was making so much noise and paddling around like a dog until I realized there was nothing to be scared of. We alternated sun bathing and swimming throughout the day. At one point we went walking around looking for this "dead sea" pool that sounded cool, but it was just am enclosed pool of salt water and a lot of kids and families were there so we decided to go back to our rugged little rocky spot. We saw some boats and yachts that were docked. Ppl drive them into the bay and they just jump off their boats and into the water to play. We also saw a nudist beach, but we didn't stay there. Lots of older ppl there too, swimming or sun bathing. The water is crystal clear and b/c it's the sea it's very salty too, but it feels very refreshing too. Oh ya, despite how hot it is, the water is always cool almost cold. No matter how hot and sweaty I am, as soon as I get I to the water I instantly cool off and forget about the heat. we saw an old man carry a fish net and throw it into the water, near our rock spot, and he came up w/ a bunch of fish!! Like medium size fish! It I didn't see any when swimming. So we were on Lokrum until 3, went back to Dubrovnik and got ready for dinner. We ate in old town at this restaurant, called lady pi pi, that we read about on trip advisor. We had to wak up 150 steps b/c it's a rooftop terrace, the food and view was worth it. Unbelievable view. We shared squid salad, cuttlefish risotto which is squid ink risotto so it's black, and then I had tuna steak while farhan had Sea bass.. Food wasn't cheap, but wasn't over priced and it was REALLLY GOOD. I don't even like to eat lots of fish and I thought it was yummy. The portions were also very big, my tunas steaks were big and there were 2 of them. This restaurant also has an outdoor charcoal grill so it grills all the meat...so delicious. We ate so much we didnt even have room for dessert, ice cream! Ok I'm getting very tired and I still have to tell you about today, where we went to am island called kolocep. I'll leave that for later, have to sleep and wake up early for ferry. Lasting thoughts: ppl here are very nice, there are tons of Italian tourists, food and taxis and ferry trips take up the most $$, it always seems hotter at night, WATCH OUT FOR SEA URCHINS!!! Im very happy I have my water shoes, I'm Glad farhan is more logical when I am impatient and just wanna gogogo, and dubrovik in general is very $, our next place should be cheaper. Not sure about Internet situation on korcula. Will write when I can b/c I still have to write about today. Love you all, Helen Sent from my iPhone