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A Rural Adventure on the way to Plitvice Lakes

July 12, 2013March 31, 2025 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 1 Comment

It is 11pm on our first night at Plitvice Lakes.  I am lying in bed listening to the sound of a waterfall outside our window.  A half hour ago a sudden storm swept through, a clash or two of thunder and a heavy downpour.  More or less our first rain since we were in Assisi.  We hope … Continue reading A Rural Adventure on the way to Plitvice Lakes

Guest Post: Jay in Split

July 8, 2013March 31, 2025 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 5 Comments

Hello Gwen's readers. Gwen isn't well and has asked me to  be a guest 'blogger' and write briefly about  Waddy's and my evening in Split. Tomorrow  morning we are picking up a hire car and a GPS.  It's Bill's turn to drive and we are heading for Plitvice Lakes in the northern part of Croatia. … Continue reading Guest Post: Jay in Split

Cruising: Mljet to Dubrovnik, and end of cruise

July 6, 2013March 31, 2025 / Garrulous Gwendoline / Leave a comment

The engines shudder into life at 7am, the same as most other mornings on this cruise.  Before too long we are underway.  I lie in bed feeling the boat rock and roll.  We list to port, and the powerful engines drag through the wash of water, the bow lifts and we roll to starboard.  We don't … Continue reading Cruising: Mljet to Dubrovnik, and end of cruise

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