I had a lie in this morning – until 7am! Then headed up for breakfast as we waved farewell to Ploce’s unloaders ☹. Views when Sailing We travelled this morning to the island of Brač, the largest island in Central Dalmatia. This island is known for its lovely stone beaches and is covered with forests of cypress trees. Brač was first populated by the Croatian people in the 7 th  century, with the island becoming part of the Croatian Kingdom of King Tomislav in the 10 th  centur

Leaving Korčula I’m feeling better today but still not 100%. We couldn’t go to Opuzen as, due to the rain yesterday morning, the boat can’t fit under a bridge! What a difference to the European Gems cruise where we couldn’t get the boat from Amsterdam due to low water levels! However all was not lost, we went to Polce instead. As we approached Polce what did I see but the lovely view of unloaders, conveyors and stackers! And they were working! The ones at Port Talbot have sto

We left Sipan this morning. There had been a storm last night with sheet lightening. Neither Mum nor I had seen or heard a thing! However, all the seating on the lounge deck had been blown to one side and a plant pot had fallen over, going by the wee pile of stones and soil on the deck. We left Sipan and travelled to a small bay on a peninsula of the mainland for a swim. I noticed last night that I had caught the sun on my back and today had a headache – probably from overdoi

Today was the day when we finally sailed from Dubrovnik! However, before we continued on our journey North we had a treat - sailing South to view the old town from the sea. A great photo opportunity whilst enjoying champagne and chocolates. Dubrovnik Old Town From Sea Then we sailed North along the coast to the Elaphiti Islands. It was a very relaxing journey, Mum and I spent most of the day on the lounge deck enjoying the view and either reading or writing our holiday diarie

Today we had to wake up early for breakfast (again) as the coach to Kotor was leaving at 8:00am. It’s a long journey – 3hrs there and 3hrs back. Mum is grumbling about big bully ships – I’d better keep an eye on her when we get to Kotor! View over Dubrovnik Old Town The coach trip to Kotor was long, but we had Ivana with us to keep us entertained! On the way we took the coastal road which had some lovely views, and some not-so-lovely drops on the sea side! We passed Cavtat wi

Well, last night went! We got back to our cabin around quarter past nine and I think I was asleep by half past! Thankfully the email from the tour director, Renan, came as we arrived in the cabin so we knew what time breakfast was. I didn’t wake until just before the alarm was due to wake us, which was at 6am. No lie-ins allowed on this holiday! Breakfast was a buffet style continental breakfast (well, what we British call continental) with lots of different fresh fruit, smal

It was up early today, or rather up late since neither Mum nor I went to bed last night. We were being picked up to be driven to Gatwick at 1:10am – who on earth invented that ugly hour!!  The journey to Gatwick passed with Mum and I cat-napping in the back of the car which was one of those fancy Teslas. Mum was really intrigued by the sat nav (on a large screen) especially since it showed the traffic we passed and the traffic that passed us. We arrived in Gatwick around half