sobe? sobe!

Well if you have spent anytime in Croatia you know exactly what I am talking about, but if not let me tell you....

When you get off any boat or bus you are all of a sudden attacked by several old women with mustaches and glossy photos of their apartments ready to bring you home. Pretty similar to Bosnia or Greece except here we are in the peak of tourist season and once they find out you are one person looking for a room and only planning on staying one night that is it they throw you to the curb like last week's borack (yummy filo dough stuffed with cheese and meat). As this time of year there are more of me... tired and sweaty backpackers than rooms available.

So on the first island of Korčula I avoided this predicament as there was a hostel and the guy there was happy to sell me a bed for the night (mind you it was 6 of us to a room the size of a walk in closet with no ac) but I didn't really notice as I befriended three Irish girls that after a day swimming from our island to the neighboring ones in the most amazing blue blue water (with our flip flops of course) as there are sea urchins to avoid. The rumors about the Irish are true, and they took me down with the ship. As the last time I remember drinking cocktails out of a bucket it was a moon party in Thailand and well you can figure out the rest.

So after 3 days of reliving my freshman year spring break trip to Cancun I decided to hop on the next ferry to the island which has an amazing salt water lake in the middle with an old monastery built on an island in the middle. Very quiet....lots of hiking and not only did I finish my book but I'm very well versed on traveling in Slovenia, just in case I get the chance in the near future to travel there(as that was the only chapter of my lonely planet I had not read). I loved it there really... once I had sorted out a place to stay. The guy at the tourist office/car rental/mini market laughed at me when I told him I was looking for a room for one person. Although Tibi was there with me the whole time (on the phone at least) not much he could do from Romania, but he made me laugh nonetheless.

Eventually I convinced an old man to take me in... although there were quite a few bugs, the bathroom was well (if Julie were here she would have gone without a shower), and I woke up to a rooster not just crowing but pecking at my window. Let's just say I spent more time outside than in and am pretty happy today to be back in Dubrovnik.

I hope all is well with you guys... in just about a week I'll be heading home, but first I'll have some family time as my aunt and uncle are coming through Dubrovnik tomorrow and then I'll be catching up with Hallie and Fiona from Australia before heading to Sarajevo to pick up my flight.

How are you? write me!