September 19,2023

After breakfast on our balcony, we headed off the ship to meet up with our guide, Darko. The tender ride to shore took about 20 minutes. An advantage of sailing on a small ship like Symphony, is that we can anchor in the harbor at the entrance to Old Town Dubrovnik.

Symphony at anchor.

We strolled around the old town, learning about the history of Dubrovnik, enjoying a leisurely pace with Darko.

My history buff and Darko
This fresco above the entrance to City Hall depicts a mother nurturing her children…a reminder to politicians that their role is to nurture the citizens of Dubrovnik.
Narrow streets, steep steps…needless to say we did not climb any.
Old town is compact and easily walkable, we were fortunate that we did not encounter any crowds.

After about an hour, Darko left us for 10 minutes, to fetch his Mercedes van, and take us out of the city. While he was gone, I posed Timmy for the obligatory “parked on a bench” pic. We chose Darko as our guide because he offered to craft a visit that would take us away from Dubrovnik proper and give us a glimpse of nearby places that he and his family love. He also promised amazing views. He delivered on both counts.

We visited Cavtat… a really cool seaside town. Can you spot Timmy?
Cavtat is a favorite summer vacation spot for Croatians…laid back, beautiful and relaxing.
This is a “beach” …no sand…just find a rock, place your towel, take a dip.
Darko promised a spectacular viewing point, here we are testing out Tim’s new selfie stick

Darko climbed up even higher to take this photo.
Darko was beyond accommodating.
Our day continued with us visiting other equally beautiful spots … we came upon these kiddos.
I love sunsets
Such a terrific day, we didn’t want it to end…we spotted Symphony as we drove back down the mountain.

We said goodbye to Darko at the entrance to Old Town, browsed a few shops and made our way to the tender spot. I snapped this photo while waiting to board the tender. We were the only folks on the tender. Crystal runs the tenders continuously…no waiting at all…as we pulled out, another pulled in.

Thanks for following. Tomorrow Olympia, Greece♥️♥️♥️

Here’s Darko’s contact info…you are welcome 😊