Monday was an early wake up! The bus was picking us up at the hotel up the street to take us to our boat for a day on the water! We were up at 6:45 to catch the bus at 8:15- we were on schedule and at the harbour in minutes. The boat is a replica of the ancient sailing boats of Dubrovnik- pretty neat. The Karaka set sail at 9am and we were off to our first island Koločep – It is the closest island to Dubrovnik, located 5 km from the Dubrovnik harbour at Gruž, with a population of 294 inhabitants. It has seven pre-Romanesque churches dating back to the times of the Croatian kings, from the 9th to the 11th century. What a quaint town- we were here for an hour- so we sat on the bay had a coffee and watched the boats float in and the huge yachts setting up for the day. Then we were off and heading to Šipan – The farthest and largest island in terms of area (15.8 km2) and population of 436 inhabitants. It also has two towns ,Šipanska Luka and Suđurađ- which is where we sailed into for a little stop over- there are sand beaches here! We took up a spot on the dock and enjoyed the sun and boat watching. Back at the boat it was lunch time. The decks were set up with a delicious lunch- salads, tuna, cheese, cold cuts, chicken, veggies- so much to eat and so good. Before we knew it we were at the last island- Lopud – Second in size and best known for its sandy beaches, it is located between Šipan and Koločep islands. It's well developed in terms of tourism infrastructure, including the Lafodia hotel in the town of Lopud. (looks like a nice place to stay- maybe next time!) We found a great sunny beach- I had to rent a beach umbrella and so we go two loungers and umbrella and sat back to enjoy. The girls were in the water in a flash- I got to read and enjoy. The water was so nice though couldn't resist and after a few hours of sun in I went. So nice and inviting! Before we knew it 3.5 hours had passed and we had to head back to the boat. Back on board we were homeward bound- they served up some watermelon and we took an hour to get back. We sailed into Dubrovnik at 6pm and back to our apartment. We freshened up and headed into town for our last night here- too bad as this is a great town- could have used an extra day or 2. We had a quick dinner on the go- still full from lunch, did some site seeing and some souvenir shopping and then back to pack up and bed.
Monday was an early wake up! The bus was picking us up at the hotel up the street to take us to our boat for a day on the water! We were up at 6:45 to catch the bus at 8:15- we were on schedule and at the harbour in minutes. The boat is a replica of the ancient sailing boats of Dubrovnik- pretty neat. The Karaka set sail at 9am and we were off to our first island Koločep – It is the closest island to Dubrovnik, located 5 km from the Dubrovnik harbour at Gruž, with a population of 294 inhabitants. It has seven pre-Romanesque churches dating back to the times of the Croatian kings, from the 9th to the 11th century. What a quaint town- we were here for an hour- so we sat on the bay had a coffee and watched the boats float in and the huge yachts setting up for the day. Then we were off and heading to Šipan – The farthest and largest island in terms of area (15.8 km2) and population of 436 inhabitants. It also has two towns ,Šipanska Luka and Suđurađ- which is where we sailed into for a little stop over- there are sand beaches here! We took up a spot on the dock and enjoyed the sun and boat watching. Back at the boat it was lunch time. The decks were set up with a delicious lunch- salads, tuna, cheese, cold cuts, chicken, veggies- so much to eat and so good. Before we knew it we were at the last island- Lopud – Second in size and best known for its sandy beaches, it is located between Šipan and Koločep islands. It's well developed in terms of tourism infrastructure, including the Lafodia hotel in the town of Lopud. (looks like a nice place to stay- maybe next time!) We found a great sunny beach- I had to rent a beach umbrella and so we go two loungers and umbrella and sat back to enjoy. The girls were in the water in a flash- I got to read and enjoy. The water was so nice though couldn't resist and after a few hours of sun in I went. So nice and inviting! Before we knew it 3.5 hours had passed and we had to head back to the boat. Back on board we were homeward bound- they served up some watermelon and we took an hour to get back. We sailed into Dubrovnik at 6pm and back to our apartment. We freshened up and headed into town for our last night here- too bad as this is a great town- could have used an extra day or 2. We had a quick dinner on the go- still full from lunch, did some site seeing and some souvenir shopping and then back to pack up and bed.
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| The Karaka |
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| Morning coffee |
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| lunch! |
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| swimming time... |
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