Day drive to Dubrovnik
The majority of this day was mostly uneventful as it was spent in a car driving south to Dubrovnik. I have to sat though that the coastal road between Split and Dubrovnik is stunning! Even better than Hwy. 1 on the West coast? There were winding cliff-side roads, islands dotting the coast with local fishermen working oyster nets, mile long tunnels built through mountains, and small orange-roofed villages nestles into sides of hills and calm bays.
We stopped for lunch at a beautiful restaurant just outside of Dubrovnik named Orsan. The tables sat feet from the water, close enough to take your socks and dip your toes in ( the water is cold!). The interior was built out of a 17th century boathouse with an arched stone ceiling, and the seafood was incredible.
We got to our Dubrovnik apartment and mer the owner, Katica, and her husband. They lived in the house for thirty years I. This house, raised a family, survived the recent war, and were maybe the cutest couple I’ve ever met. Out apartment is great, with a large sunny terrace covered with grape vines overlooking the Adriatic. I can definitely handle spending the next few nights here.
