The Crew

As I mentioned before, Naill, Eimear, Simone and I have crashed at the impossibly awesome appartment. But what makes this appartment so much more great is that we've connected up with Corinna, Verity, Jinny, Alf (short for Alfred), and Alistair. And just like some crazy japanese sci-fi together we combine to form THE CREW. (Over the top posturing included).

Strangely enough we're all travelling in vaguely the same direction to Zadar. Although we'll break off into smaller groups and take slightly different routes to get there. From there the plan is to head off to some of the national parks in Croatia for some woodsy-ness.

But a recap of the past couple days:
I melted. Literally there are parts of me left in puddles all over Dubrovnik. GOD IT'S HOT. Way hotter than Rome. Still we managed to do some pretty heftz atheletic things: walking to and from the old town (we're too cheap to take the bus), walking around the entire length on top of the old city walls (really drives home how much of the city was destroyed during the war), and swimming like fishes (and desperately trying not to be skewered by sea urchins). We've also had some pretty freaking gormet meals cooked up in our wee kitchen. Last night was probably the most extravagant with red wine cooked prawns, whole cooked fish straight from the fish markets, and spicy tuna chili (The chili's mine. See Dad, I CAN cook! :D). All for pretty damn cheap.

The war thing is a bit weird. You can see it on the relentless construction going on in the city to repair the damage and reinvigorate the city. But it blows my mind to think that the people I pass on the streets were alive and here during the war. They have had friends and family directly affected by it and it's marked on their lives forever. I've never been in a place where war has happened so recently. Very heavy, but important to absorb and remember.

Tomorrow the crew breaks up and we scatter on our way up to Zadar. Simone and I are catching a ferry to the luxury island of Hvar. It'll be expensive but I'm looking forward to seeing the sights and sounds of the rich. Should make for some excellent photos. And with luck some rich fellows will invite us onto their yacht for dinner!