Monday, October 19 -- Day 15 -- Wet and Wild
Spent the morning indoors, warm and cozy, watching the rain, now flecked with a few snowflakes, and listening to the wind. It occurred to us that we’re flexible until the 25th and we’d never discussed a Plan B. We went online to check out weather and airfares to sunnier climes (like Athens or Barcelona) but couldn’t make it happen. So we decided we’d more or less follow the original plan, but not knock ourselves out.
We went out for lunch -- a good one -- and since the rain had stopped, set out for the city walls. We hadn’t gone very far when it started to pour again. There are several churches and small museums we could have ducked into, but none of particular interest to us. The thing about Dubrovnik (we convinced ourselves) is the gestalt of the Old Town and not really the specifics. And we did have a feel for the place which made it O.K. to go home and make a cup of tea and enjoy our view. I’d finished my book this morning, so we played Rummicube. We brought two decks of cards for just such an event and they double for the tiles and for card games.
Charlie is coming down with a cold and feeling low. We reconsidered plans yet again and thought we’d turn the car in early, skip some of the small beach towns and take the ferry to Venice. But it seems those ferries run only in the summer and you can’t get to Venice from Croatia by ferry at any other time. So we’re considering Plan C or D; I’ve lost track. Anyway, we’ve put a decision off another day. We’ll see how he feels and maybe stay longer here or pick up the rental car and head for Mostar, Bosnia. Or not.
Meanwhile we got in another short walk and picked up bagels (or something that looks very much like them) for breakfast before the rain started again. By the time we went out for dinner it was fairly dry. Stopped for some throat lozenges and after dinner (and 2 glasses of wine) things seem a bit improved.
Tomorrow is another day.
7,002 steps
Spent the morning indoors, warm and cozy, watching the rain, now flecked with a few snowflakes, and listening to the wind. It occurred to us that we’re flexible until the 25th and we’d never discussed a Plan B. We went online to check out weather and airfares to sunnier climes (like Athens or Barcelona) but couldn’t make it happen. So we decided we’d more or less follow the original plan, but not knock ourselves out.
We went out for lunch -- a good one -- and since the rain had stopped, set out for the city walls. We hadn’t gone very far when it started to pour again. There are several churches and small museums we could have ducked into, but none of particular interest to us. The thing about Dubrovnik (we convinced ourselves) is the gestalt of the Old Town and not really the specifics. And we did have a feel for the place which made it O.K. to go home and make a cup of tea and enjoy our view. I’d finished my book this morning, so we played Rummicube. We brought two decks of cards for just such an event and they double for the tiles and for card games.
Charlie is coming down with a cold and feeling low. We reconsidered plans yet again and thought we’d turn the car in early, skip some of the small beach towns and take the ferry to Venice. But it seems those ferries run only in the summer and you can’t get to Venice from Croatia by ferry at any other time. So we’re considering Plan C or D; I’ve lost track. Anyway, we’ve put a decision off another day. We’ll see how he feels and maybe stay longer here or pick up the rental car and head for Mostar, Bosnia. Or not.
Meanwhile we got in another short walk and picked up bagels (or something that looks very much like them) for breakfast before the rain started again. By the time we went out for dinner it was fairly dry. Stopped for some throat lozenges and after dinner (and 2 glasses of wine) things seem a bit improved.
Tomorrow is another day.
7,002 steps
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