Today we were checking out of our hotel and moving to Villa Odak, the place we had scoped out when we were first in Dubrovnik. We couldn't check in until two so we stored our bags and got a ride into town with Gord and Christine who were going to Ston for a day trip before flying on to Zagreb.
Once in town we did some wandering and picked up the 3 day Dubrovnik card which gives a deal on museums, the wall and transportation.
Later we returned to the area around our hotel and did some more exploring. This area on the other side of the Gruz port area has a few larger resort hotels. We were told about an interesting cave bar so we tried to find it to have lunch. After much up and down hiking we found a beach club that wasn't open yet but we never found the cave.
We did the long hike up to our hotel to get our bags, got directions to our bus, went out in search of our bus stop, went back for more directions and finally found our bus stop after a long walk back down to where we had just come from.
We had a fairly good idea of where we would have to get off but once you get on the bus with all your luggage taking up lots of space strange things happen. About 15 minutes into our trip I saw a sign for a number of hotels and villas, one of them being Villa Odak, and it was pointing in a direction that our bus wasn't traveling.
In a panic I quickly herded Mary and the bags off the bus at the next stop. I went back and checked the sign....Villa Orsula, not Villa Odak. Never trust a guy with a cataract to lead the way. So, after a tantrum, a sulk and an hour waiting for the next bus, we made it to our villa. (Fortunately there are no photos to document that this part of the trip.) Luckily the villa had a nice little shared balcony with a view that Mary could escape to while I had a nap.
Later we took the cable car up for some great views of the city and stayed for sunset.
We have blown our food budget long ago so when we got down we went for our first of 3 pizza nights with wine, of course. That budget seems to be doing just fine.
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Location:Dubrovnik
It is the risk you take when you do your own planning, but in the end it is absolutely the best. I still think that doing the public transit and figuring things out is the way to go. A melt down, is well deserved after so much thinking and deciding in a new place. Your trip looks just amazing.
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