We watch the temperature rise to 28 as we are getting to go into the Old Town at Dubrovnik. N+G set off on their motorbike and we ask reception to call us a taxi, which arrives in a few minutes. Some of the route is familiar from our previous visit and Andro, the driver, tells us what he can with his limited but friendly English. We get dropped off at Ploce Gate which has no steps, unlike the more popular Pile Gate which has many, and arrange for Andro t...

The temperature is already 29C when we check out at 10:45 and head back up the D8 to Ploce. We are stuck behind a tractor for a few miles which means we are going slow enough for a good look around. There is no haze this morning and the sea is shimmering blue. The tractor eventually lets everything pass and we get to the ferry terminal that takes us to Trpanj on the spit of land called Pelijesac. We have to do this to avoid driving 17km along the coast of...