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
Dubrovnik
M/S Adriatic Pearl – Dubrovnik to Dubrovnik
Astute readers will have noticed a certain lethargy in the text of recent posts. I have been coming down with an unspecified illness (details not for publication) and ended up more or less losing the last twenty-four hours. I am happy to report to you now from the upper deck of the 'Adriatic Pearl', … Continue reading M/S Adriatic Pearl – Dubrovnik to Dubrovnik
A Day Trip to Montenegro
It's 7.30am. All over Dubrovnik, coaches are loading up for a day trip to Montenegro. We have pre-booked a small group tour, and when another couple drop out due to illness, suddenly it is just the four of us again, together with driver and guide, in a mini-van. All along the route we encounter the same … Continue reading A Day Trip to Montenegro
The Reluctant Retiree 