The Sphere Effect

We have the fortunate (or unfortunate?) fact that very few people on our tour drink … or they do drink but are on antibiotics and CAN’T drink (Leah Ann!!) so we haven’t really had any nights out with the group.

We did however manage to have a good night out in Krakow. Just Kath and myself and the only other guy on the tour Nick. We met up with our tour guide Pav (what a honey) and went out with him and a couple of his friends to ‘the best club in Krakow’. It’s a good thing he turned up actually as we were convinced that we had somehow ended up in a gay bar and weren’t really sure where we were or should be. After a good bit of a boogy we made it home by about 2.30am - our first (and only) big night out the whole time.

We left Krakow and made our way to Zakopane which is in the mountains in the south of Poland. Beautiful little town nestled in the foothills - had a great dinner but ended up going to bed early for an early start in the morning. We were told that we would be catching a cable car to the top of the morning and then walking down, but the queue was so long to catch the cable car, that we ended up walking up the mountain. Ye Gods! All of my work at the gym did not prepare me. Pav, if you are reading this, you really should tell people that it’s a DIFFICULT CLIMB! Not a nice easy one. We were absolutely exhausted when we reached the top, and I thought Leah Ann was going to pass out from coughing (she is sick, so we got to use her as an excused for being so slow behind everyone else).

Had a bit of a boogy at the hotel we were staying at in Zakopane, and then the next day went on to Budapessht. Apparently you can’t say it in the normal way, with an S. MOVE OVER PARIS! WOW - I am totally impressed with Budapest. It is incredible beautiful, especially at night. I am trying to work out whether or not I should move it to my number one favourite city, behind Sydney and Perth of course. We’ve spent a couple of nights in Budapest and said goodbye to our tour guide Pav .

We did a walking tour in Budapest which really brings the city to life. Hungary as a country has sufference so much defeat and depression over the last 1000 years it is really sad. I have some theories about that, make sure you ask me sometime….

We have joined up with a different tour for the last couple of days and spent today walking around Plitvice National Park in Croatia. The land of the falling lakes - absolutely stunning. We have just arrived in Split in Croatia ready to start a weeks of sailing around Croatia tomorrow. Sigh…. it’s a hard life.

More soon…..