Korcula

Trip Start Jun 06, 2008

Trip End Jun 20, 2008

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Flag of Croatia Korcula Town, Korcula, Croatia
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

In Korchula I had a relaxed night with a couple of lads I had met on the ferry. We found a cocktail bar on the roof of one of the towers on the city walls. The drinks were tasty and potent but there was a snag. Entry to the bar was up a very steep ladder (so steep the the drinks themselves were winched with a pully up the wall). So after 3 drinks we had to call it a day as we were already giddy and none of us wanted to drunkenly slip and plunge 30ft down a ladder. Feeling healthy due to my relative abstinance, I slept with the windows wide open, keen to savour every bit of the sea view before my return to the grey skies and hoodies of south London. Early morning the gentle lapping noise of the waves was replaced by the persistent tapping of heavy rain on the glass. I stuck my head out to feel warm heavy drops. Strolling down to the tourist office i asked for the forecast. The young girl leant forward to check the internet but her older gypsy like colleague smacked her thick lips loudly and laughed. "its going to rain heavy like this all day, and for the next few days, and there might even just be a big storm" she stated with confidence, and added something equally authoritative like "I have lived here all my life and know the skies well". WIth this gloomy prediction in mind I hurried off and booked the next ferry out of town, figuring that it is better to be wet in Split (where there is lots to do), than stuck in Korchula. And blow me, she was right. It rained nearly every day for a week!