Croatia
Trip Start
Aug 23, 2008
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Trip End
Oct 22, 2008
Korcula,
Croatia
Monday, September 1, 2008
locals and tourists swimming and sunbathing. Just down from Miro's is a little beach of stone. Mostly it is a concrete path, big rocks and private jettys. The little pier that Miro's parents moor their boat to is gossip central at 5pm every day. There are about five or six older women that come down for their swim, sun and to catch up on all the local gossip. There are at least three generations represented with the youngest 29.
There are a lot of people in Korcula who work elsewhere but come back for the summer. I met a girl Irena who is studying medicine Belgrade and her mum is a plastic surgeon there too. They were over for the summer like Miro. There are two types of people left on the island, those who work and those who sit in cafes drinking coffee and smoking all day long while their wives are at home in the kitchen. Smoking here is like breathing air, everyone does it. It seems that you are unusual if you don't smoke.
The women not only smoke but are obsessed with tanning. This is all the women, young and old and tan lines are not acceptable.
As soon as I arrived I met the mayor of Korcula town. He is Miro's uncle and was over visiting when I arrived.
This morning I had to get up at 5am to catch the 6am catermaran back to Split. It's a two and a half hour trip. Thankfully the sea has calmed down this morning. It was blowy and choppy last night. From Split I catch a bus to the airport which is a 30 minute drive out of town. This morning I will check out some of the museums around the old town.
