Galija Pula

... the hours until the next meal, trying to occupy ourselves... so I have been working on summer internship applications and reading this great book called Mountains Beyond Mountains which is about Paul Farmer.
Well, that's all I have to report, I'm not sure when my next blog will be, probably not until after Ireland, so around December 15 I would assume.
All the best!

... insurance people. I got a letter off them and have to have my stiches out in 7 days time and got a prescription for some pain killers. So all we have been doing really is hiding out in our little apparment the woman who we are staying with is amazing and refused to charge Ian for the extra days that we have been staying and Ian has been great in looking after me. Making me soup and sausage and mash and ...

... I did not know what had happened and I think I was knocked out for a few minutes so Ian went to get some help and they called an ambulance. They were amazing really the lady from the theatre was cool helping me to get up but I could not walk and felt like I was going to pass out again. Anyways got taken to hospital in Pula and spent the next few hours having xrays and scans and allsorts. They had to put 4 ...

... for a few hours before heading to shore. We didn't' want to go alone so we asked any of the crew if they wanted to go with us. We ended up getting three of the stewies and one of the deckies to go with us. With only four people aboard the work load was very light, so they were able to go with us. We took the tender to shore and no one was on the beach where we landed, but there were more people scattered ...

... and their brandies...SOOOOO good...they have herbal, fruits...and besttt of all HONEY soooo sweet soo tasty..goes down wayyy too easily...oh and its 50 proof hehe...probably why bridget's phone never made it back with her after the other night of a few shots of this marvelous liquid hehe o well what can you do.

... bones disappeared from Constantinople in around 800 AD. She is now the city's patron saint & her remains lie inside the church, which has the highest belltower in northern Croatia.

Small art galleries, shops, and waterside cafes fill the narrow cobblestone streets near the harbor, and it was a pleasant place to spend a few relaxed hours.

... one of the six largest amphitheaters in existence: this is the third I have seen. Today it is used as a venue for concerts from opera to rock and seats 5000. Notice that it is pictured on the 10 kuna bill (croatian money). It is off season on this Istria coast, so we meander about the town and enjoy having it to ourselves.

With Adrian having joined us in London we set off for our Croatian sojourn. For anyone considering a 7:00a.m. flight to save a few bucks - figuring it doesn't sound all that early - remember this paragraph when your alarm clock goes off at 2:30a.m. for the trek to Stansted airport, a place somewhere in Scotland judging by the commute required to reach it. But as our airfare was 1c - or $18 after taxes - we will shelve the complaint. What ...

Alex and I wanted a last minute get-away so we bought a tent last week, updated the GPS maps, and took off for Croatia yesterday. We were anticipating a week of sand and beaches only to end up with rocky beaches and (worst of all) three days of rain forecasted. I guess that is what you get when you buy your travel guide the day before you leave... Sure enough it poured on us. Last night was the WORST! After ...

... taxi to the train station. Alett and I waited for Debra and ended up missing our train. She was 2 minutes late. Unbelievable! We then had to get to the bus station. Buses leave every hr for Riyeka. Alett and I started walking with all our bags... which was painful. I saw a cute guy driving by and I joking I said I wish he would give us a ride. Well his windows were down and he stopped. So kind! Never thoughtI would hitch a ride with a stragner. The guy was ...