Sunday, October 08, 2006
Elephite Islands
Last night was my best night yet. I went to a Canadian run cafe and ended up drinking beers until 11 p.m. with two Aussies living in London. We talked politics, the Simpsons and everything in between. They were damn funny wankers!
Today I learned a lot about the Elephite Islands and other things.
I booked the trip yesterday and it cost about $40 and included lunch and all you could drink Croatian wine and grappa. The wine sucked, but all wine does as far as I'm concerned. The grappa was outstanding! I'm not sure what the English word for grappa is, but I'm pretty sure it's hooch. All it is is homemade liquor stored in old juice bottles and it is strong!
Lunch was a fish fry but you could order chicken if you didn't want fish, which is what I did. Maybe it has lost something in translation, but apparently chicken in Croatian means "schnitzel." That's what I got. Some sort of grilled weiner but it was good nonetheless.
I might add the sea was angry this day my friends! A cold wind was blowing which caused rough seas. I was splashed more than once in this ship which they told me was over 100 years old. I apologize to every woman who has ever had something salty splashed in their face unexpectedly. I have to admit it's not as pleasurable as I had led myself to believe!
The ship was supposedly over 100 years old. I'm no maritime historian but I wasn't aware ships of that era had steel masts and diesel engines. Now I have no doubt the mate was a mighty sailing man and the skipper brave and sure, but they were hardly being honest. Maybe the hull dated back to last century, but it all seemed pretty modern to me.
The islands were pretty neat. The first one was a short stop and featured some old ruins. The second stop was over 2 hours and I hiked all over and saw St. John's church ruins, which dated back to the 10th century. It was amazing to think this church had likely outlived everything on the island. Even if there were a tree that was 500 years old on the island, it was only half as old as this church. The views were great and I got some great pictures as well.
I got back to the boat to find they had already sailed once and realized they forgot me and came back. I wanted to feel bad but they were the ones who left earlier than promised. (Like I said, they had a history of being dishonest!) We ended up back in port at 5:30 and were supposed to be gone until 6 p.m., so I rest my case.
That is all. I'm off to put on some long sleeves as it gets cold here quickly when the sun goes down.
Today I learned a lot about the Elephite Islands and other things.
I booked the trip yesterday and it cost about $40 and included lunch and all you could drink Croatian wine and grappa. The wine sucked, but all wine does as far as I'm concerned. The grappa was outstanding! I'm not sure what the English word for grappa is, but I'm pretty sure it's hooch. All it is is homemade liquor stored in old juice bottles and it is strong!
Lunch was a fish fry but you could order chicken if you didn't want fish, which is what I did. Maybe it has lost something in translation, but apparently chicken in Croatian means "schnitzel." That's what I got. Some sort of grilled weiner but it was good nonetheless.
I might add the sea was angry this day my friends! A cold wind was blowing which caused rough seas. I was splashed more than once in this ship which they told me was over 100 years old. I apologize to every woman who has ever had something salty splashed in their face unexpectedly. I have to admit it's not as pleasurable as I had led myself to believe!
The ship was supposedly over 100 years old. I'm no maritime historian but I wasn't aware ships of that era had steel masts and diesel engines. Now I have no doubt the mate was a mighty sailing man and the skipper brave and sure, but they were hardly being honest. Maybe the hull dated back to last century, but it all seemed pretty modern to me.
The islands were pretty neat. The first one was a short stop and featured some old ruins. The second stop was over 2 hours and I hiked all over and saw St. John's church ruins, which dated back to the 10th century. It was amazing to think this church had likely outlived everything on the island. Even if there were a tree that was 500 years old on the island, it was only half as old as this church. The views were great and I got some great pictures as well.
I got back to the boat to find they had already sailed once and realized they forgot me and came back. I wanted to feel bad but they were the ones who left earlier than promised. (Like I said, they had a history of being dishonest!) We ended up back in port at 5:30 and were supposed to be gone until 6 p.m., so I rest my case.
That is all. I'm off to put on some long sleeves as it gets cold here quickly when the sun goes down.
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