13 November 2017 –– Dubrovnik, Croatia

We entered Port Gruz in Dubrovnik this morning at 8:00am to overcast, windy conditions, but it quickly turned to a partly cloudy sky.  

During our taxi ride to the Old City, the driver pointed out some sights and gave us a bit of a background into the city and the country.  We arrived at the Pile Gate, entrance to the walled city, and strolled down the main street that was marble-lined as we found most of the city streets and gutters to be as well.

 

We walked down many small side streets, getting lost at times, and enjoyed the early morning awakening of the city before it became crowded with tourists.  The narrow alleyways with steps going high into the mountainside were amazing, and to think people still lived and worked within the walled fortress.

We decided to walk back to the ship along the seacoast road and at the top of a big hill, a sea squall came in.  We took shelter under a store canopy and 10 minutes later it stopped with the streets and sidewalks a torrent of runoff.  Then it started to rain again for another short period.  We ran out of sidewalks, walked in ditches, and looked like drowned vagabonds.

Finally saw the ship!  But getting to them seemed impossible!  We finally made it and now we “HOME”!

We depart shortly for Corfu, Greece, arriving tomorrow morning.  We have 6 ports back-to-back on this stretch!!  YIKES!!