Lopud Island Dubrovnik

... we found a rustic 16th century church in Cipan, originally built as a refuge from pirates and still used for mass every Sunday. Lopud island was unique in that it had the only sand beach in all of Croatia. We also encountered our first "FKK" signage ...

After the quite and peaceful time we had on the water and Lopud Island, Dubrovnik came across as very touristy and busy.  We noticed at the first place we sat down for breakfast that the portions of food were not as generous and our waiter far from ...

... uncomfortable as you'd think) and then joined Mitch in the water. Such a great afternoon. We also took a ferry out to Lopud island (to compensate for forgoing the island-hopping we had planned). They have a fabulous sandy beach and the little town is ...

... of sleep (yes, that's what I meant), and I start waking up very early. On our first full day we catch a ferry to Lopud island nearby. The port area is the standard fare of tourist shops and identical restaurants and bars, and we leave and walk a couple ...