Korčula
Instead of parking the boat in a harbor we anchored in a bay at the island of Korčula, had a swim, and were shuttled via dinghy to the town later in the afternoon. The old town of Korčula juts out from the mainland in a small peninsula, and the tile-roofed buildings rise up on a small hill a church and tall bell tower. We did climb that bell tower just after sunset, which provides some stunning views looking down on the tiny town and sidewalk cafés and restaurants, and also out to some of the neighboring islands and the sea beyond. My only regret here was that we arrived a little too later to see the sunset from the tower.
Back up just a little bit. To when we arrived in Korčula. We stopped at an adorable alley wine bar and had a few drinks. Almost everything we had, both wine and some spirits, was grown and made right there on Korčula island or one of the neighboring islands. It’s nor uncommon for a particular bar to be. The only establishment that serves the sine from a specific vineyard because of the small batches some wineries put out, and many of these wineries are tiny, family run operations.. I must say too that it nice to get a glass of delicious wine for about a dollar.
Soon after, we bumped into our crew Iviča and Ivan at one of the local patios having a beer. They invited us to jon them and we got to hang out and talk for a bit while they were not performing their duties of watching after tourists (us). They are really great, hard working people. One of my favorite things so far about this entire trip is the infectious sound if Ivan’s laugh.
