Korcula

As you may have noticed, I pretty much monopolize the camera on a day to day basis. I've been mentioning to Alex that its not fair because he has all of these cool shots standing next to art walls and doing cool stuff. Unfortunately I don't think he quite got the message.

This is me, ummm, eating a sandwich on the ferry from Dubrovnik to Korcula. Awesome Alex, thanks, now give me back the camera.

(Photo Credit: Alexander M. Protzman...he does take awesome pictures when given the opportunity)

Well the ferry was 3 hours directly up the coast. Alex and picked Korcula because it is less touristy and less built up then some of its more glamourous neighbors.

Lumbarda on the island of Korcula was perfect. Our sort of 1960s Miami style style hotel was about 100 meters from this beach. You pay about $3 for an umbrella and two chairs and you're good to go. The beaches are small, white, smooth rocks and the water is cool, crystal clear and like a big lake. Alex stepped on a sea urchin and I got sun burned but at least there wasn't any oil.

Just up the hill from the beach and you are in a cute little town surrounded by grape vines and private family farms. As they say in their ad slogan, "Croatia...the Mediterranean as it once was."

We ate at an Italian restaurant right around the bend from our beach and hotel. The large hill in the distance is mainland Croatia and the dark hill is one of hundreds of tiny islands spanning the coast.

The three hour tour...

Alex and I rented a little boat and went out, picnic and snorkling gear in hand, to explore some of the tiny islands around Korcula.

(Photo Credit: AMP)

We found our private island and settled down for a few hours of sunbathing and, after a debate as to what constituted 1 full jump, a rock skipping competition. Paradise.

A quick stay but we are eager to start heading inland. Vacation is over. Back to traveling.