Day 5, May 16, 2014
Jill planned our day, while I slept in again. After exiting the Pile Gate we climbed eighty
steps up to the bus stop to catch the number 10 bus to Cavtat, a town of 2,000,
half an hour down the coast ($5 each).
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| Half of the stairs we climbed to get to the bus |
The bus let us off in the new town and we
took a beautiful one-hour stroll along the waterfront promenade to Cavtat
Port located at the end of the bay.
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| New town port |
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| New town port |
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| New town port |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Typical pebble beach |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Another pebble beach |
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| Along our way to Cavtat Port |
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| Looking out of the bay from Cavtat Port |
We carried on past the restaurants and cafés and walked as far as we could before
turning back to have a bit of lunch.
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| Cavtat Port |
We
took a half-hour ferry ride back to Dubrovnik for $10 each, a bargain when you
consider I pay $8 to take myself by taxi to O’Brien’s, a five minute ride.
We decided on Konaba (restaurant) Toranj since my third tick
of food to eat was grilled sardines and Toranj was the only one that had them
on the menu. We were seated and they brought a beautiful soft blanket and draped
it over Jill’s shoulders, a nice touch since it was a bit nippy.
Unfortunately,
they were sold out of sardines. Sardines come to the top of the water when the
moon is bright, but the seas have been rough and not many were caught. I settled for grilled squid, now an addiction
and Jill had a chicken club. Jill said it was the best club sandwich ever and I
concurred after one bite. The bacon was deliciously
smokey and the grilled chicken was delicious and abundant. My squid was once again delicious, but this
time served with chunky warm potato salad mixed with cooked spinach, garlic,
and oil. It was so good we decided to
make this the next time we have a gathering.
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| My new friend who shared some of my squid |
We washed lunch down with a half litre of white wine which
was reasonably priced at $12 all in. Before we headed back we popped into a
store and bough a $3 litre of white wine. Sure beats prices back home.
Our boat back to Dubrovnik
had about 40 people on board. It was a
nice ride and gave us the opportunity to see the coast from the water.
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Leaving Cavtat Port
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The mountains are very close to the shoreline
with houses and apartments sparsely hugging the mountainside. We entered Dubrovnik
Old Town
via its southern port, which meant we didn’t have to navigate any more stairs.
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| Dubrovnik old town |
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| Dubrovnik old town port |
I blew out my right knee days before leaving home
after lifting one of the band’s 82lb subwoofers. I am on strong anti-inflammatory meds that
are helping me cope.
On the way home, we walked along Stradun, the main street,
and for the first time noticed the shrapnel damage on the walls and smoke
stains above the windows from the fires that ragged during the Homeland War of
1991.
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| Shrapnel damage |
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| Indelible smoke stains still remain after cleaning |
Man that was a sad time. People
fled to Old Town Dubrovnik when the war started because it was a UNESCO world
heritage site and wrongly assumed it would be spared by the aggressors.
Dubrovnik
Observations:
- Very
little police presence due to almost non-existent crime. We felt very safe, day and night.
- We saw
no litter in the town or along the roadways. None!
- Youth
were respectful and not rowdy.
- Very
friendly helpful people.
- Most
dogs are trained to follow their owners without a lead.
- Overall
unemployment rate is 17.3%.
Tomorrow morning, we get picked up and head to our new home
in Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
Our adventure continues.
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