It’s a hard life!
It’s a hard life, but somebody has to do it!….
I spent the last week with Kath on a sailboat, sailing around the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia (in actual fact, I think this may be where Dalmations come from as there are lots of cute dalmations on all of the postcards… never saw any in real life though, although there are cats EVERYWHERE)
I definately recommend a Sail Croatia week to anyone who wants to spend a week sitting in the sunshine and doing nothing except sun-tanning, reading and swimming… oh and eating. Food was awesome. Don’t recommend it to anyone who is claustrophobic though, the cabins were a tad on the small side. We couldn’t both stand in there at the same time, and the ensuite bathroom was something to be experienced.
We had an awesome group of people though - you expect to meet a couple of nice people on every tour you embark on, but it’s rare to find that you really, really like every single person you are travelling with. There were 20 of us, and I really like all of them. I have said goodbye to some already, and the rest of the goodbyes will be tonight - I think there could be tears, or at least lots of promises to write!
I am slowly converting everyone I meet over to the fantastic new drink of Champagne and Red Bull - seriously, it’s worth a try! If you don’t like champagne (as I don’t) just add a touch of red bull - and whammo! Instant good night - and NO HANGOVER! (Apparently if you add a shot of vodka it’s called a ‘Liquid Cocaine’ - we tried that and I don’t recommend it. Nasty aftertaste, and definately reduces the whammo effect!)
Things I will remember about this last trip….
Listening to poo conversations between the doctors, nurses and weirdo people on the trip - and watching poo floating by in the water, and being nibbled at by fish, just after being served up a lovely fish dinner!
Taking over several bars with just us, and creating the broken glass dance (to add to the pop up sprinkler, shopping trolley, and sour milk dance). Oh and also the sea legs dance.
Playing endless games of arsehole with way too many people and changing the rules every single hand.
Red bull!
Actually managing to get into the water from the lowest part of the boat, and having everyone jump off the boat at the exact same time from all different levels.
Dancing the night away in Split (hope to do that again tonight)
Sitting at the front of the boat during the Gale Force 5 winds and laughing hysterically into the wind.
Watching the sun set in many different places - Dubrovnich and… some place from the top of a tower - my memory is like sieve.
The people, the people, the people. To all of you - You are the BEST!! You get listed here for posterity!
Claire, Suzy, Kylie, Belinda, Lord Drew, Aidey, Adam, Sarah, Kath, Aleisha, Tracey, James, Lucinda, Shelley, Kate, Rory, Chloe and Suzie.
Mwa ha!
Alrighty then. Now we are back in Split and will meet up with a lot of people from our Eastern Trekkers tour. We have already found Jen and Leah Anne, and will be joining them tonight before going out for another night of final partying with some of our boat people. Then off to Slovenia tomorrow and then back to Budapessht.
